Thaipusam figures - Samy in denial

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/77389

Meenachi Indian
Jan 24, 08 3:35pm

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Hindu devotees boycott Batu Caves.I was amused to read MIC president S Samy Vellu's denial that the crowd at the Batu Caves Thaipusam celebrations this year was much less than the years before.

Samy Vellu is definitely in denial and needs to wake up to the stark reality that Indian Malaysians are no longer willing to tolerate the MIC's dishonesty and inefficiency.

Members of the community have also decided that they will no longer allow Samy Vellu's lackeys, such as the Batu Caves temple committee chairman R Nadarajah, to rip them off.

So, my suggestion to Samy Vellu would be for him to accept and acknowledge the current situation and to stop making ridiculous statements which only make him come across as a complete imbecile.

I must also say something about the so-called MIC gathering at the Cheras Badminton Stadium on Jan 20.

If Samy Vellu believes that the crowd gathered there that day reflected his efficacy as the supreme leader of the Indian Malaysian community as well as being indicative of the strong support he has, he must be delusional.

Most of them at the stadium that evening were MIC members herded there by their division and branch leaders who wanted to please Samy Vellu in the hope that he'll reward them with a parliamentary or state assembly seat in the upcoming general election.

Those at the stadium were also mostly from other states and were taken on an excursion of sorts to places such as Batu Caves before being brought to the stadium.

Most of them came for the gathering simply because they fancied a sightseeing trip to Kuala Lumpur.

Now, compare this with the countless people who paid their own passage and traveled to Kuala Lumpur on buses and trains to participate in the Nov 25 Hindraf rally.

Most of them literally spent the night of Nov 24 on the streets and walked for miles the next morning to show their support. None of them were transported to Kuala Lumpur in air-conditioned coaches and given an all-expense paid outing.

Doesn't this speak volumes?