KULIM: Kedah MIC Youth chief R. Nanthakumar and three of his office-bearers have resigned from their posts with Nanthakumar also calling for party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to step down.
The others who quit yesterday were Kedah MIC Youth secretary T.M. Ganesan, treasurer M. Selvan and information chief S. Somasunther.
The four said their decision was in protest against the MIC central working committee’s decision to ask party Youth chief Datuk S.A. Vigneswaran to step down because he had passed the age limit of 40.
Nanthakumar, 39, said the party’s decision in asking Vigneswaran, 41, to step down was uncalled for.
“The norm is to allow the Youth chief to continue his term which expires in 2009, ” he said.
Nanthakumar was the Kulim-Bandar Baru division MIC Youth chief, Ganesan the Merbok division Youth chief, Selvan the Padang Serai division Youth chief and Somasunther the Jerai division Youth chief.
Source: TheStar
KUALA LUMPUR: The MIC central working committee will deliberate on party Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran’s contention that he and several Youth leaders need not vacate their posts although they had passed the age limit of 40.
Secretary-general Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said the CWC would discuss Vigneswaran’s interpretation of the MIC constitution.
“The CWC made a decision two weeks ago that Youth leaders who have passed 40 or have reached their 41st birthday cannot hold positions in the Youth wing.
“We are just implementing the decision made according to the MIC constitution. All those affected by the ruling will be informed,” he said after handing over RM39,500 to 10-year-old Shaveena Ragavan who will undergo surgery in Australia. The girl is suffering from multiple haemangiomas which require specialised treatment.
Last week, the CWC asked Vigneswaran and several Youth leaders to vacate their positions due to the age limit.
Vigneswaran argued that the CWC’s interpretation of the constitution was inaccurate.
He has been at loggerheads with the party leadership since the March 8 general election and had not attended the last three CWC meetings. – Bernama
Source : The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: MIC Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran has declared that he will not bow to calls by the party leadership to vacate his position due to the age cap factor, at least not until he seeks legal opinion on the matter.
The 43-year-old former Kota Raja MP said yesterday that he would study the legal opinion on a clause in the party constitution which appears to be open to interpretation.
Once this is done, he will present it to the central working committee (CWC), the party’s decision-making body to review the decision. Source : NST
Asked about his next move if the party was adamant that he stepped down, Vigneswaran said for now, he was taking the matter one step at a time.
Two weeks ago, the CWC had asked Vigneswaran and several other leaders of the wing to vacate their posts after passing the 40-year age limit.
