GE13: Shah Alam MIC members quit over Zul Noordin candidacy

SHAH ALAM: The vice-chairman of Shah Alam MIC division and over 100 members are to quit the party over the nomination of Datuk Zulikifi Nordin for the Shah Alam parliamentary seat.

Section 18 Timur branch chairman C. Supayah, who is also vice-chairman of the Shah Alam MIC division, said all the resignation letters would be faxed over to the MIC headquarters today(April 24).

"There are three reasons why we quit. Firstly, it is the choice of Zulkifli as a candidate in Shah Alam. He spoke out against the Indians. He insulted us," he said in a phone interview.

Perkasa vice-president Zulkifli, who is contesting for Barisan under the "Friends of Barisan" banner, had allegedly uttered anti-Indian and anti-Hindu remarks in the past and had since made a public apology.

Supayah said they were also unhappy with the Barisan Nasional candidate in Pasir Mas, who withdrew from challenging Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali.

Barisan's Che Johan Che Pa did not submit his nomination papers to contest, which resulted in a straight fight in Pasir Mas between Ibrahim and Nik Mohd Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, son of the PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

Supayah said they were also unhappy with Umno Shah Alam chief Datuk Ahmad Nawawi Mohd Zin for being part of the cow's head protest in 2009 against the construction of a Hindu temple in Shah Alam.

Ahmad Nawawi is contesting for the Batu Tiga state seat in this general election.

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