Who speaks For Indians? A response to Terence Fernandez Down2Earth Column

I read with great interest the latest article written by Mr Terence Fernandez under the Column Down2Earth on the article “Who Speaks For Indians”.

While your input and suggestions are welcomed, I think it is unfair to say that MIC has not done anything for the Indians in its efforts to uplift the The Indian Community.

What about the millions spent on disbursements of study loans, micro-credit business loans, Tekun Business Loans, assistance provided to single mothers, rehabilitation of people with health problems etc to name a few. Was all this done by individuals or MIC?

MIC helps people who needs assistance wherever possible thru the Presidents office, division and branches and through its wings and associated establishments. Many of its leaders who do not hold any positions in the council, DUN or Parliament use their own transport incur time and money and through little donations assist the needy. Is this not selfless service?

I was at the Launch of the Government Transformation Programme (GTP) last December at Sunway Convention Centre. The leader who you said was invited to the stage was invited because is the leading MIC as it was also to reflect the 1Malaysia concept.
Why are you so selective of this leader? What about a leader of the BN component party who lost the whole state to the opposition and made a senator, a minister who was also at the stage ?

MIC has acknowledged its weaknesses and has taken steps to reconnect with the people with training for its branch, state and national leaders through various programmes. Only a party that has a passion for the community will rebuild itself.
While I admit MIC can do and will do more, the new generation leaders and the team elected in September 2009 party election will work with the leadership to come up with comprehensive programmes to further uplift the community.

I welcome u to visit many of the MIC programmes to find out what is actually going on the ground to enable you to do a fair and correct reporting.

Dato Nazir Safar, A Misfit in Govt Administration?Get Rid of other Dato Nasir in the Govt Administration

The special assistant to the PM YAB Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, Dato Nasir Safar remarks that the Indians came to Malaysia as beggars and the chinese especially the ladies came here to sell their bodies AND HENCE THEIR CITIZENSHIP SHOULD BE REVOKED is an unacceptable remarks especially from someone who holds a high office at the PM's office and someone who should be going around explaning the PM's policies instead of drawing flaks from the rakyat

Our PM since coming into office has been walking the talk with his 1Malaysia concept to draw back the lost grounds in GE12 and working very hard to get back the votes from the Indian and chinese who are seen as the group who can sway the votes back to the governments favour.

Alas the statement by Dato Nazir at this time is like pouring oil into fire whilst th PM is working hard to draw the rakyat his way.

Is Nazir an enemy of the 1Malaysia concept, is he a misfit in the govt administration?, does he has his own agenda? or is he a proxy for someone to instil disunity in our multiethnic society. Only the investigation will reveal why he did what he did.

Praises to Dato Seri Najib's administration for implementing many good plans and policies like the 1Malaysia concept, Government Transformation Programme (GTP, the yet to be announced New Economic Model etc. But what good is all this good policies and plans if the government has officers like Dato Nasir Safar as implementers?

With GE13 around the corner it is time the BN govt work strategically to reconnect with the vote swayers as headways has been made by MIC to woo back the Indian votes.

It is time the govt relooks at its administration as there could be many Dato Nazir Safar in the administration who are not implementing the govt policies as devised by the govt instead hurt the feelings of the fixed deposit votes.