Palanivel
KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel plans to go on a nationwide tour from Sunday to meet the branch chairmen on the party's problem, party vice-president Datuk S. Balakrishnan said.
He said Palanivel would be accompanied by deputy president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam and the three vice-presidents - Datuk S. Sothinathan, Datuk M. Saravanan and himself.
He said the tour would start in Johor.
"The president decided to meet all branch chairmen to give a briefing on what is really going on. Palanivel is not going to the ground to attack anyone.
"No youth, women's (wings) and hooligans. We will only call branch chairmen.
"He (Palanivel) is going to get feedback from the ground and grassroots," he told a press conference here.
Balakrishnan said the tour would not be contrary to the moratorium ordered by the Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
"The president is only going to meet the chairmen and give them a clearer picture of what is happening. As an elected president, he has the right to meet the party members at any time," said Balakrishnan, who is also Johor MIC chairman.
Differences of opinion had emerged in the MIC following an order on Dec 5 last year from the Registrar of Societies (RoS).
The RoS has ordered MIC to hold fresh elections for the three VP posts and 23 posts in the Central Working Committee (CWC) within 90 days due to irregularities in the elections held at the party general assembly in Melaka on Nov 30, 2013.
Najib has said he and Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin would find the best formula to resolve the crisis plaguing the MIC, a Barisan component party. - Bernama
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