S.A.VigneswaranChairman, Malaysian Indian Youth Development Foundation (MIYDF)

G Krishnan | Jul 3, 08 4:10pm

I refer to the Malaysiakini report MIC Youth chief quits party.

Understandably, the recent events surrounding Anwar Ibrahim has overshadowed much of the other headlines in the news. I wanted to, however, not let go without some commentary the fact that the MIC Youth chief, SA Vigneswaran, had quit his post and membership in the party.

Vigneswaran has apparently become dispensable to Samy Vellu and was being pressured to quit his party post. I quote:

‘Once seen as a blue-eyed boy of the president, his fortunes continued to tumble when Samy announced wide-ranging reforms in the party, a move that could sideline Vigneswaran further.

‘The final straw came when Samy announced that Vigneswaran should step down from being the youth chief as he had exceeded the party constitutional age limit of 40.

‘Vigneswaran, who is 42, refused to do so, on the grounds that he was elected and he would finish his term which would expire next year.’

The report also notes that Vigneswaran called on Samy Vellu to ‘relinquish’ the post of party president. As you may know, Samy has actually expressed a desire to continue as party president for another term.

Vigneswaran, let me welcome you to the other side of the track where the majority of Indian Malaysian reside and opt not to be subjected to the repugnant and obnoxious manipulators within the party.

Yes, I’m glad you saw the light and walked away from the tentacles of the debilitating world of Samy Vellu, the world where we are free from the abuses and exploits of a ‘gangster-style’ self- consumed president.

I say, better late than never. Yet, I have to admit, what surprises me is why it seems to take individuals like you so long to recognise the obvious! Well, let’s not dwell on that issue.

I must, however, make a plea to you to help raise further awareness and to speak out against the kind of debased politics that seem to have contaminated the highest office of the party.

As citizens, we have an obligation to speak out. As you have made clear, you desire to continue to work for the advancement of the Indian community in the country. I commend you for your commitment.

I also urge you to ‘educate’ your fellow Malaysians about the problems that plague your former political party. Mind you, I am not one who, by any stretch of the imagination, feels invested in the MIC.

I would prefer to see it self-destruct. I know we Indians would be better served without it. And that is why I call on you and all other self-respecting present and former MIC members to join hands and educate your fellow Malaysians why they have no future by investing their energy and resources in such a party.

Unless you and others like you speak out more regularly and vociferously – and as we have also seen from recent unrelated events surrounding Anwar Ibrahim - the more things change, the more they will stay the same.  Source : Malaysiakini

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Hishammuddin sad that Viki has quit MIC youth

Vincent David the deputy chief of the Penang MIC Youth movement has resigned from his post, protesting against the party leadership’s for S A Vigneswaran the national youth chief to vacate his post. Vincent will also be relinquishing his central executive council member post as well. He said that his resignation came in light of the quitting of Vigneswaran, who was directed by the MIC leadership before his term ended which is in 2009. Vincent David will now serve the community with Vigneswaran in the Malaysian Indian Youth Development Foundation.

Source : MalaysiaToday.com

Opposition party PAS today invited former MIC Youth chief SA Vigneswaran, who had quit the BN-based party on Sunday, to come and join it along with his supporters.
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The invitation was made through the PAS Supporters’ Club today. Vigneswaran and several other youth leaders had severed their ties with MIC after having a fall out with the party’s veteran president S Samy Vellu.

“Let us join forces and battle for equality and justice for all races in this country,” said PAS national committee for unity chief Khariul Faizi Ahmad Kamil in a statement today,

Khariul also welcomed other MIC members to join PAS.

sa vigneswaran, Besides Vigneswaran, other prominent figures that left MIC are Kedah branch Youth chief R Nantha Kumar, secretary TM Ganesan, treasurer M Selvan and information head S Somasunther.

Their move came after MIC head Samy Vellu asked Vigneswaran, who is 42, to resign from the youth chief post as he had exceeded the party constitutional age limit of 40.

Vigneswaran had first refused step down and insisted he would finish his term in office - until next party elections next March - before doing so.

However on Sunday, stating that he has not support to go against the president, Vigneswaran decided to leave the party altogether.

‘More will leave’

In his statement today, Khariul further elaborated that more will quit or move from the Indian-based BN component party because of a raging internal crisis and the unreasonable attitude of Samy Vellu.

“Vigneswaran’s drastic decision to terminate all affiliations with the party was simply because he lost confidence in Samy Vellu’s leadership,” said Khariul.

According to Khariul, MIC Kedah Youth leader Nantha Kumar believed a conspiracy had taken place at the highest level in the party in order to oust Vigneswaran. Read more …..

PETALING JAYA: The resignation of several MIC Youth leaders recently needs the attention of leaders from all levels in the country.

Barisan Nasional Youth chairman Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said he sympathised with the leaders and took a serious view into their hardship.

“I cannot get involved in the affairs of other component parties, but as the Barisan Youth chairman I am responsible for all fellow Youth members,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Hishammuddin said a post-mortem he carried out after the recent general election showed that Barisan did not obtain full support from the younger generation.

“Thus, the resignation of several Barisan Youth members is a very serious matter for the Barisan Youth leadership,” he said, adding that it was his duty as the Barisan Youth chairman to list all the grouses faced by them and help them take the next step forward.

“I give an assurance that these members will obtain a place in Barisan.” Source : The Star

SHAH ALAM: Former youth and sports parliamentary secretary S.A. Vigneswaran has quit the MIC over the move to force him to vacate his party Youth chief’s post.

Announcing his decision, Vigneswaran criticised party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for humiliating him by accusing him of supporting others against the party chief.

“I have no more confidence in the party chief so I am quitting and more people will follow because in the coming weeks I will open the Pandora’s Box.

Meeting the media: Vigneswaran smiling for the camera during his press conference in Shah Alam yesterday to announce his resignation.

“I hereby declare that I shall effective from 3.45pm today (yesterday) quit as a member of MIC, a membership I have proudly held for the past 25 years,” Vigneswaran said at a press conference here yesterday.

He added that he had no immediate intention of joining any other party or returning to MIC even if Samy Vellu quit.

Vigneswaran said he was also considering legal action against Samy Vellu over allegations that Vigneswaran supported the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).

He said he was upset with claims made by Samy Vellu that a parliamentary seat candidate from Klang who lost the recent elections had been conspiring with Hindraf to organise a demonstration in front of the MIC office.

“If he is a true gentleman and is so sure of his sources then he should come out in the open and name me,” Vigneswaran said.

Vigneswaran said he had come to realise that all that he had done during his time with MIC had been to serve the party chief and not the organisation, so it was becoming increasingly difficult for him to continue serving.

“From the feedback from the grassroots, it is not the MIC that the people feel strongly against but the party president for failing to address the needs of the community and yet he announces that he will seek re-election for another term,” he said.

He said Samy Vellu should emulate MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, who refused a ministerial post despite winning his seat and decided not to stand in the next party elections.

Source : The Star

SHAH ALAM: Former MIC Youth chief S. A. Vigneswaran has quit the party with immediate effect citing problems with party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and for being forced out of his youth post before his term was up.

Vigneswaran said he had no immediate intention to join another party and also had not decided if he rejoin it if the party number one was to leave.  Read more …..