Poll victory indicates support for ruling coalition: Malay Indian leader
April 26th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, April 27 (ANI): The election of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) leader P Kamalanathan to the country’s parliament from Hulu Selangor, is a signal that Malay Indians identify themselves with the aspirations of the ruling Barison Nasional (BN), the Star reports.
Kamalanathan has been instrumental in the turnaround of MIC’s fortunes. Malay Indians form twenty percent of the Malaysian electorate, and he has increased community support by at least eight percent.”Indians are back with MIC but that doesn’t mean the work is over. We still have a lot more to do,” said a jubilant Kamalanathan.
He also indicated that his target would be to restore Indian support back to pre-2004 levels and to fulfil Barison Nasional promises to the people.
Saying that his win belonged to Prime Minister Najib Razak, his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and everyone else who had worked hard for him, he said that his triumph signified the people’s acceptance of Razak’s leadership. (ANI)
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