Mugilan vows ‘drastic’ action to end Samy’s reign
By RK Anand and G Vinod, Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: MIC Youth deputy chief V Mugilan has vowed to announce something “drastic” tomorrow which could potentially end party president S Samy Vellu’s 30-year reign.
“There would be no more Samy Vellu next year,” he told FMT.
When pressed, Mugilan declined to elaborate on his announcement, beyond saying that it would be explosive.
“You media people would be very happy with what I am about to say. Be patient, wait for my press conference and I would reveal my plan,” he said.
Mugilan, who on Thursday called for Samy Vellu’s resignation by year-end, is scheduled to hold a press conference at the Lotus restaurant in Petaling Jaya tomorrow morning.
The MIC Youth leader said his letter of expulsion was dropped in his house mailbox in Rawang around 11pm last night.
‘Sacked for criticising Samy Vellu’
Mugilan stressed that he was sacked for criticising Samy Vellu, and not for sabotaging Barisan Nasional and MIC during the Hulu Selangor by-election as claimed by the president.
“I deny the allegation that I had worked against MIC and BN during the by-election. The letter (of) expulsion stated that I am being sacked for criticising Samy Vellu,” he said.
Mugilan sent a SMS to FMT on the contents of the letter, which, among others, quoted Samy Vellu as saying that “you had cast aspersions on my character and disparaged me”.
The president added: “You have contravened Article 14.2.1 of the (party) constitution and completely ignored the provisions of Article 58 (2), which provide that the president ‘shall hold office for three years’.”
“You have thereby contravened the principles of the congress (MIC) and acted in a manner detrimental to the interests of the congress.”
Among Mugilan’s qoutes which the president found offensive, was the Youth leader’s description of Samy Vellu as the “biggest stumbling block” and that he was the reason why BN lost Indian votes in the last general election.
In the letter, Samy Vellu said that he had decided to expel Mugilan, after consulting deputy president G Palanivel, with immediate effect pursuant to Article 61.2 of the party constitution.
Mugilan, who has been given 14 days to appeal, said he would do so on Monday.
