Son says Umno using ‘political assassin’ to kill father
By RK Anand, Free Malaysia Today
KUALA LUMPUR: MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) member S Vell Paari has accused Umno of using a “political assassin” to cause disruption in the component party.
Vell Paari, who is the son of MIC president S Samy Vellu, was responding to the “Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu” campaign, which is rumoured to have the blessings of Umno’s top leaders.
The campaign was unveiled by sacked MIC Youth deputy chief V Mugilan on Saturday while the official launch has been slated for May 30.
Speaking to FMT, Vell Paari did not mince his words when he lashed out at Umno for setting a dangerous precedent.
“It is dangerous when outsiders get involved. Forget the fact that my father is the MIC president and just look at the issue from the perspective of democracy. He was democratically elected by the branch chairmen.
“So whenever there is a leader who does not see eye-to-eye with the powers that be, will they hire political assasins to bring him down?” he asked.
“When you are unhappy, you use people within the party to do things like this. It shakes the fundamentals of democracy, the Barisan Nasional spirit as well as the party members’ decision on who is to be their leader,” he added.
