A ‘Third Force’ within PKR
There are talks of a third force brewing within PKR to cater for and take care of the Indian community’s welfare and needs which is currently deemed as lacking.
B Nantha Kumar, FMT
With the PKR party elections just months away, the party’s Indian members are planning to appear as a third force in the polls, revealed a party source.
Speaking to FMT, a party insider said that a group of Indian leaders within the party are currently in the midst of discussions to form a ‘third force’ to contest in the party elections slated for April 2014.
Commenting on the need for a third force of Indian representatives, the source said that the Indian members in PKR were disappointed with the party’s current leadership who they claim, always overlook the Indian members when it comes to the party’s development.
However, he insisted that the third force would not contest for the top two party posts. They will instead focus more on the supreme council and divisional level positions.
“Just look at the last general-election. Unlike DAP, majority of the PKR’s Indian candidates lost in their bid just because they were forced to contest in BN stronghold areas,” he said.
“We do not blame the leadership for the defeats. But, at the same time the leadership should give Indians (members) a sure win assembly seat in each state,” he added.
He claimed that apart from the general-elections, the fund allocation from Pakatan’s state government to Indians was also in an unhealthy situation.
