Lihatlah dunia, Samy Vellu adalah ahli politik paling diminati. Berkali-kali mendapat sambutan meriah:
Berita Harian (17/2/2008): Presiden MIC, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu dikepung 15 minit kira-kira 100 lelaki dipercayai daripada pertubuhan tidak berdaftar ketika beliau hendak beredar dari majlis sambutan Tahun Baru Cina yang dihadirinya di sini, malam tadi.
Bagaimanapun dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 9 malam itu, Menteri Kerjaraya itu tidak diapa-apakan kerana pihak berkuasa berjaya mengawal keadaan.
Kumpulan yang berkumpul di luar Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Chung Hwa 3 di Prai lebih sejam sebelum itu, tidak menghiraukan arahan polis meminta mereka bersurai, sebaliknya terus mendesak dan meminta polis membenarkan mereka menemui Samy Vellu.
Kumpulan itu turut mengetuk kenderaan dinaiki menteri berkenaan kerana tidak puas hati apabila beliau enggan keluar daripada kenderaannya.
Polis membenarkan dua wakil kumpulan itu menemui Samy Vellu yang tidak keluar dari kenderaannya, sebaliknya hanya menurunkan tingkap kereta.
Difahamkan, wakil kumpulan itu meminta beliau menjadi orang tengah membantu membebaskan sekumpulan kanak-kanak yang mereka dakwa ditahan pada satu perhimpunan haram di Kuala Lumpur pagi semalam.
Polis berjaya mengawal keadaan beberapa minit kemudian dengan mengarahkan kumpulan berkenaan bersurai manakala kenderaan Samy Vellu terus meninggalkan tempat itu.
Polis sedang menyiasat kejadian itu dan tiada tangkapan dibuat setakat ini. (Berita Bernama di sini)
The Star (17/2/2008): MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was prevented by a group of people from leaving a function here.
The group, believed to be Hindu Rights Action Force supporters, surrounded his car last night and demanded for an undertaking for the release of women and children who were detained during a Hindraf rally in Kuala Lumpur yesterday morning.
They relented after Samy Vellu said he would talk to the relevant authorities.
After 15 minutes, police came and cleared the way for Samy Vellu to leave.
It is understood that the group had been misinformed that some 100 children had been detained by police during the rally in Kuala Lumpur.
Police, however, said no children except for an 11-year-old girl were detained. The girl was later released.
J. Balamurugan, 31, one of the spokesmen for the group, said they only wanted to ensure that children were released.
Another supporter, M. Ravindran, 37, said the group did not want to hurt Samy Vellu or cause any problem.
Earlier, Samy Vellu was also jeered by a group when he was giving a speech at a meeting with Rukun Tetangga and Umno branch members at Chai Leng Park here.
After the function, he approached the people and listened to their problems.
The Star (15/2/2008): The sounds of traditional Indian drums and music welcoming MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu came to an abrupt stop shortly after he alighted from his Mercedes Benz and was swamped by a group of unhappy men.
Even before he could grace groundbreaking ceremony of the SJK Seaport Tamil School in Kampung Lindungan, Petaling Jaya, Samy Vellu’s mood had changed.
Tough job: Samy was visibly upset when the men began jeering during his speech. (Ihsan The Star)
He had been seen earlier smiling and chatting with his deputy Datuk G. Palanivel when both arrived together.
Samy Vellu spent about ten minutes listening to the claims made by the men, some of whom were carrying placards alleging unfairness and claiming that the land allocated for the new school had shrunk from 2.8ha to 0.6ha.
It was Samy Vellu’s second event after Parliament had been dissolved. The guest-of-honour at the ceremony was Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo who arrived 30 minutes later.
Samy Vellu and Dr Khir were also present to give away allocation grants to Tamil schools and temples in the state, which has over 800 temples, many of them unregistered, and some dilapidated Tamil schools.
Samy Vellu thanked Dr Khir for giving the Tamil schools a breath of fresh air.
He also said he had requested for funds from the Second Finance Minister on Wednesday morning and received approval at 4.20pm the same day for RM30mil for Tamil schools.
Touching on the proposed Seaport Tamil school he said, “I drew the school plan as I am an architect and I know what is good for the Indians.”
He said the three-storey school would have 18 classrooms and toilet facilities on each floor and would be able to accommodate some 410 pupils.
When Samy Vellu switched to Tamil, the event turned sour as the group of men who had earlier demonstrated began jeering and shouting “Makkal Sakhti” or People’s Power.
A visibly upset Samy Vellu stopped his speech and said, “You can shout and shout until your throat tears but I’m not afraid of your tactics or anybody.
“You do not represent the people but the crowd here is what People’s Power is,” he said, adding that there was no proof to their claims that the school had originally been allocated a larger plot of land.
Samy Vellu said he expected such disturbances at his functions from now on and he would not be frightened.
Dr Khir later explained that the original allocation for the Seaport school was 0.4ha and RM600,000 and it has been increased to RM1.2mil now
Dr Khir was saddened to see some people in Selangor resorting to unruly behaviour at an official function and he took a swipe at the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) group.
Dr Khir announced that he was giving actual cheques and not mock cheques of RM2mil to Tamil schools and RM1mil to Hindu temples in Selangor.
Mohd Khir left before the school groundbreaking ceremony, which was performed by Samy Vellu under heavy police presence and he was later escorted to his car.
The function also saw a huge turnout of aspiring MIC candidates who stood close to the stage and Samy Vellu’s car to make sure the party chief noticed them.
According to an Umno member who was at the event, this was an unusual turn of events.
“If this is an indication of how the campaign trail is going to be, it is not going to be a smooth one,” he said.
Elders at the function applauded Samy Vellu for his might at getting things done for the community but it will take more than his valour to impress the youngsters.
In Selangor, MIC only has four parliamentary and three state seats allocated to it and there are many young and enterprising individuals vying to be candidates.
Also present at the gathering was Samy Vellu’s son Vel Paari, who is Maika Holdings chief executive officer, fuelling talk that he might also be contesting.
Currently, MIC deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel occupies the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat while MIC national youth chief S. Vigneswaran and Wanita chief Datin Paduka Komala Krishnamoorthy are the Kota Raja and Kapar incumbents, respectively. Tan Sri K. S. Nijhar is holding the Subang seat for the fourth term.
The Star (14/2/2008): MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu was surrounded by some youths who jeered him during the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Tamil school here.
Samy Vellu was walking back to a canopy after performing the ceremony for the SRJK Tamil Seaport in Kampung Lindungan when the youths surrounded him.
The school is being relocated from Kelana Jaya.
MIC supporters quickly came in to help but Samy Vellu and the youths were already involved in a heated argument by then.
Police were called in and they escorted Samy Vellu from the area.
Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo was also at the ceremony.
Earlier, as Samy Vellu got down from his car, a group of about 30 people held placards stating that the land area for the school had been reduced.
After listening to their grievances, Samy Vellu assured them that the new school building would be bigger.
He said the new building could hold 450 pupils compared to the 150 now.
“We should be happy that an extra RM500,000 has been allocated to build this school at a cost of RM1.5mil,” he said.
Banyak sangat peminat, patutlah dia nak bertanding dua penggal lagi (lagi pun, orang India masih belum ada pembela):
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Bila Melayu nak belajar politik?Berita Harian (17/2/2008): Presiden MIC, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, yang menjadi Ahli Parlimen Sungai Siput sejak 24 tahun lalu, membayangkan akan terus berkhidmat sebagai wakil rakyat untuk tempoh lapan tahun lagi.Ingat! Tak ada siapa pun boleh menghalang:
Beliau yang menerajui MIC sejak 1981 dan genap berusia 72 tahun pada hari pengundian 8 Mac ini, berkata akan terus memimpin parti itu sehingga ada pemimpin lain mengalahkannya dengan sokongan padu ahli parti.
Menteri Kerjaraya itu berkata, beliau akan terus berkhidmat kepada rakyat selagi termampu untuk melaksanakan tugas membela nasib masyarakat India.
"Mungkin tujuh atau lapan tahun lagi saya akan bertahan bagi memastikan ada pengganti yang mampu membela masyarakat India," katanya kepada pemberita selepas berjumpa dengan penduduk India di Taman Inderawasih, di sini, semalam.
Samy Vellu berkata, beliau sedia mengundurkan diri daripada menerajui parti jika ada pengganti yang mampu mendapat sokongan padu daripada ahli MIC.
Bagaimanapun, katanya, sehingga kini belum ada pemimpin MIC yang boleh menerajui MIC.
Samy Vellu mula bertanding kerusi Parlimen Sungai Siput pada 1974 dan berjaya mengalahkan calon DAP, P Patoo dengan majoriti 644 undi. Selepas itu, beliau tidak pernah kalah dalam pilihan raya umum di Sungai Siput.
Sementara itu, Samy Vellu berkata, MIC yakin dapat mempertahankan dua kawasan yang akan ditandingi di Pulau Pinang walaupun ada segelintir pihak cuba menghasut penduduk supaya tidak memilih calon MIC.
Kawasan berkenaan ialah Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Prai dan Bagan Dalam, yang sebelum ini diwakili Datuk Dr K Rajapathy dan P K Subbaiyah.
Rajapathy sudah menghantar surat rasmi kepada Samy Vellu untuk tidak mempertahankan kerusinya bagi memberi tumpuan kepada kerjayanya sebagai doktor.
Katanya, khabar angin yang mengatakan kedua-dua kawasan itu akan kalah berikutan ada dakwaan wakil MIC di situ tidak melaksanakan tugas dengan baik semakin kuat terutama menjelang penamaan calon pada 24 Februari ini.
"Saya yakin kawasan itu akan menang besar. Saya tidak mahu mendengar khabar angin tanpa menyiasat terlebih dulu. Saya hormat pandangan masyarakat sekeliling tetapi saya mempunyai kriteria sendiri untuk memilih calon.
"Apapun, bagi saya keutamaan parti sangat penting. Kita perlu menjaga kebajikan masyarakat India kerana hanya melalui parti (MIC) saja nasib mereka dapat dibela," katanya.
The Star (15/2/2008): Even an army will not be able to stop MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu from defending his Sungai Siput seat.Vote wisely, vote me!
“An army can come but I know how to fight it out,” he said of reports that the Opposition would be fielding a candidate against him.
“I will defend woh foong (Cantonese for Sungai Siput),” said Samy Vellu, who has held the seat since 1974.
He said he had the full support of the various communities in Sungai Siput and that he had built Tamil, Chinese and Malay schools, hospitals and community colleges in the constituency.
“The people in Sungai Siput are with me. They are my strength. I have strived for them and served them.
“I have made Sungai Siput a very beautiful town. Not only that, I have solved every problem of the community. I have made Sungai Siput a really good place to live in,” he said.
Samy Vellu was confident there would be no Indian vote swing away from the Barisan Nasional.
“The Indian voters are all at home and not in the streets,” he said referring to the recent Hindraf protest.
On the Barisan supreme council meeting yesterday, he said president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gave a lot of advice to members.
“We will abide by a policy which is unity in the coalition. The Barisan must be united to gain victory.”
The Star (17/2/2008): Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has advised Indian voters not to let emotions rule when casting their votes on March 8 as they will end up regretting it.Kecik-kecik dulu, saya selalu ke Sungai Siput. Rumah pak sedara saya - abang mak saya. Dia mengajar di sekolah Methodist di situ. Tetapi, saya bukan orang Sungai Siput. Kalau saya orang Sungai Siput dan kalau Samy Vellu menang lagi, saya malu nak mengaku saya orang Sungai Siput!
The MIC president said it was important for them to vote wisely for the sake of their children and the Indian community.
He also said that he would quit the party when the time was right.
“We are slowly increasing the number of youth leaders in the party and I will hand over the leadership when they are ready. I will then walk away.
“But don’t be emotional when casting your votes or you will destroy the community with your own hands.
“This is going to be the biggest turn in politics – whether you give the Barisan Nasional or the Opposition a chance to run the country,” he said when addressing the Prai constituents at the Taman Inderawasih Rukun Tetangga hall yesterday.
Samy Vellu later briefly sang a popular 1960s Tamil song Sollathan Ninaikkiren Mudiyeavillai to stress to the majority Indian crowd how hard it was to express his thoughts in words.
The MIC leader was leading a strong MIC team to Prai, considered the party’s state bastion, in an effort to retain the state seat. He also visited key Indian areas.
Samy Velu said the party worked hard for the Indian community especially during troubled times.
“When you are in need (of help), who do you call? The MIC men.
“If there is a child looking after the cow and you have another child in the womb, you don’t kill the child that has been looking after the cow,” he said, using the analogy to differentiate between the Barisan and the Opposition.
Samy Vellu was confident that Barisan would retain the Prai state seat as most of the voters were middle-aged who wanted a stable government.
The MIC will field a new candidate to contest the Prai seat after the party’s three-term assemblyman Datuk Dr K. Rajapathy decided to opt out.
In the last general election, Rajapathy defeated DAP’s Chong Eng with a majority of 583 votes. The MIC’s only other state seat in Penang is Bagan Dalam.
In 2004, Prai’s electorate was made up of Malays (11%), Chinese (52%), Indians (35%) and others (2%).
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Nampak jelas dan sahih kaum India Sg Siput tidak akan mengundi Samy Vellu, adakah orang Melayu Sg Siput akan menyelamatkan Samy kali ini?
salam pak bakaq
jika orang india malaysia menolak samy, apakah masih ada orang melayu yang masih mampu memberikan sokongan kepadanya. tiada lagikah manusia yang boleh mewakili orang melayu, india dan cina di sg siput ?
Nasib baik saya orang Ipoh!
Anyway brother bakaq, I heard that all Indians there 'muafakat' to get a new M.P. But the real torture is now at the oppositions since there seems to be no 'muafakat' among them to go for a one on one against Samy.