Penang MIC Youth Deputy Chief Quits Post

PENANG, July 1 (Bernama) -- State MIC Youth deputy chief Vincent David Tuesday quit his post in protest over the party leadership's directive to national Youth chief S. A. Vigneswaran to relinguish his position.
David also announced his resignation as MIC central executive council member.
He said his decision was based on the MIC leadership having directed Vigneswaran to quit his post as Youth chief, well before the latter's term ended in 2009.
Last Sunday, Vigneswaran announced his resignation from the post, following a directive that MIC youth chiefs who attained 40 years of age, quit their post.
Vigneswaran has been a party member for 25 years.
Meanwhile, David said that he would serve the Indian community by joining the Malaysian Indian Youth Development Foundation which is headed by Vigneswaran.

Vigneswaran Will Return To MIC If Samy Vellu Steps Down

KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Bernama) -- Former MIC Youth head S.A Vigneswaran had indicated that he will rejoin the party if MIC president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu steps down as the party leader.
He is also confident that if there were changes to the MIC top leadership, many more former party members will apply to rejoin the Indian-based party.
"If Samy Vellu were no longer with the MIC, there is a strong possibility that I will rejoin the party. In fact, many more will join the MIC.
"For as long as it is under Samy Vellu's leadership, I have no intention at all of rejoining, but I hope the MIC will always have a bright future," he told reporters at the Parliament lobby, here Tuesday.
On Sunday, Vigneswaran announced his decision to leave the MIC, saying that he had lost confidence in the leadership of Samy Vellu.
The former Kota Raja Member of Parliament also claimed that he had been humiliated by Samy Vellu when the latter accused him of being involved with the extremist movement, Hindraf, during the last general election in March.
Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth chairman Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein said he would always cooperate with anyone appointed to act as the MIC Youth chief.
He said relations between the Youth wings of the BN component parties would not be affected if any individual were to leave the party.
Hishammuddin had earlier received a courtesy call by Vigneswaran at his office at Parliament House.
Meanwhile, the MCA Youth Tuesday refuted the allegation by former Health Minister Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek who claimed that the MCA president, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, declined to defend his post at the party election in October as he could not carry out his task efficiently.
MCA Youth chief Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said Chua's statement was incorrect as Ong had stated that his decision not to defend his post was because he wanted to make way for others to lead the party.

tunku : as long as samy is there, mic will never regain the lost support from the indians community.he has to go but he is another pak lah, they don't bother about others, the nation.they only thing about themselves.stubborn and arrogant old mans.