Vell Paari says sorry
(Free Malaysia Today) – MIC central working committee (CWC) member S Vell Paari has apologised for linking Umno to the Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu (GAS) campaign. “Given the recent developments, it is clear to me that Umno was not involved in any way with the GAS movement.
“Many Umno leaders have clearly stated that they have not encouraged or worked with (GAS leader) V Mugilan in any way,” he said in a brief statement.
“Therefore, I would like to say sorry to the Prime Minister (Najib Tun Razak), the Deputy Prime Minister (Muhyiddin Yassin) and Umno for my earlier statements,” he added.
Vell Paari said he felt that it was his duty to defend his father, MIC president S Samy Vellu.
“Furthermore, I was also reacting to the fact that Mugilan and (sacked CWC member) G Kumar Amaan had repeatedly and publicly dragged Umno’s name into their recent statements and actions.
“I explained my position to the prime minister earlier today. Moving forward, I hope we can put this behind us and work together as we always have in the BN (Barisan Nasional) family,” he added.
