MIC secretary-general G Kumar Aaman lambasted the Registrar of Societies (ROS) today for not being able to mend its own CCTV cameras before investigating irregularities in the MIC elections.

The New Straits Times in a report today said the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) raided ROS' office after suspicions that a ROS officer was "on the take" in the MIC crisis.

According to the report, an MIC officer had walked into the ROS office recently with a briefcase, and asked ROS to "assist" in "resolving" the MIC crisis.

It is noted that the officer did not indicate which side of the warring MIC factions he was linked to.

However, the raid was short-lived as the CCTV cameras in the ROS office were not working, leaving MACC officers unable to obtain necessary footage for their investigation.

The newly-appointed secretary-general, whose appointment has been widely disputed by many of his own members, said it was "embarrassing" for a government department not to have working CCTVs.

"They can't take care of their CCTV system... then how can they talk about how we conduct our elections?" Kumaar told Malaysiakini today.

He claimed that ROS had refused to meet him on the basis that he is not the legitimate secretary-general of the party.

Kumaar had claimed to possess information that would prove there was foul play in the ROS investigation into the MIC elections.

'I did not lodge MACC report'

However, it was not he who lodged a report with MACC that led to the raid on ROS.

"I did not lodge a report with them. In fact, I only knew about the raid from the papers," he said.

However, Kumaar said he would furnish information he possessed to MACC soon, but declined to reveal what proof he has.

"I hope Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will take stern action in this matter. I am waiting for the MIC president before I reveal the proof," he said.

The legality of his appointment has also been questioned by one of the party's key components, MIC Youth.

Kumaar was one of the proponents of the Gerakan Anti-Samy Vellu (GAS) movement during the tenure of former MIC president S Samy Vellu.

Samy and Kumaar filed police reports against each other recently, after accusing each other of using threatening language during a phone conversation they had on the party's election crisis.

The MIC faction aligned to president G Palanivel has constantly disputed the findings of the ROS, which were submitted to the party on Dec 5 with an order for the re-election all of its Central Working Committee members and vice-presidents.

Among those who have called for a re-election to be held are former MIC Youth chief T Mohan and former strategy director S Vell Paari.

MIC has been given 90 days from the day of the ROS directive to carry out the fresh elections, but Palanivel is yet to announce a re-election with 40 dayshaving passed.

MIC deputy president Dr S Subramaniam and a vice-president, S Saravanan, have admitted to having difficulties communicating with Palanivel on the ROS issue.