Utusan Malaysia says Samy Vellu should step down
"But 'political talk' concerning Samy Vellu was really hot last year. The issue now is when will there be a transition of power in MIC," asked the columnist.
He pointed out that Umno, MCA and Gerakan have all seen the passing of the baton, but there were no such sign in MIC.
Tuesday January 29, 2008
Samy rapped in column
AN Utusan Malaysia columnist took a swipe at MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for insisting that he should contest in the upcoming general election and defend his Sungai Siput seat.
In the popular Bisik Bisik column, Awang Selamat said no doubt it was a practice in Barisan Nasional that component party leaders contest in the elections, but questioned if it was appropriate for the MIC president to make a brazen remark in such a tone.
The columnist said nevertheless “knowing Samy Vellu’s style,” the leader’s comments did not really come as a surprise.
“But ‘political talk’ concerning Samy Vellu was really hot last year. The issue now is when will there be a transition of power in MIC,” asked the columnist.
He pointed out that Umno, MCA and Gerakan have all seen the passing of the baton, but there were no such sign in MIC.
The columnist said he believed that Samy Vellu who had been Sungai Siput MP since 1974, Cabinet minister since 1979 and MIC president since 1981, was astute enough to “feel the signals.”
“The other question is if Samy Vellu is willing to let go,” said Awang Selamat.
The newspaper also front-paged a story yesterday of the 71-year-old Works Minister telling reporters that he must contest in the coming polls.
He was quoted as saying, “if the head (MIC president) is not there, how can the body function?”
"Soften" the hearts of two wives
> Harian Metro reported that a 30-something hospital attendant in Tampin asked a bomoh to “soften” the hearts of his two wives so that they would live with him in the same house.
But after the bomoh did a jampi (spell), the older wife started screaming, grabbed a kitchen knife and came after her husband, the younger wife and the bomoh, sending them scrambling for safety.
A neighbour called the police.
The daily said police managed to calm the older wife and got her to put down the knife.
The daily reported that the man had now decided to have two houses instead.
# Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a sub-heading, it denotes a separate news item.
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