Kapar parliamentarian S Manikavasagam has quit his Selangor PKR deputy liaison chief’s post following his fallout with Selangor Mentri Besar Khalid Ibrahim and growing frustrations with the party leadership.

Manikavasagam, who is often referred to as Mike, will nevertheless remain in the party's supreme council until after his meeting with PKR chieftain Anwar Ibrahim, who is currently overseas.

Speaking to reporters in Petaling Jaya today, Manikavasagam said he would be attending the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention – a meet that recognises contributions of members of the Indian diaspora – on Jan 5 in India.

man-tortured-at-brickfields-police-station-311208-s-manikavasagam While in India, he is also expected to meet Hindraf leader P Waythamoorthy on Jan 7, who will travel down from his exile in the United Kingdom.

Manikavasagam ( left )said he would return to Malaysia on Jan 15 after which he would consult with Anwar on his political future.

"I have sent in my resignation which is effectively immediately and when I return from India, I intend to submit to Anwar my working papers outlining various issues," said Manikavsagam.

"After I submit my documents and if there no response from Anwar, I will make a decision on whether I want to remain a PKR supreme council member and a PKR member of Parliament," he said.

The outspoken Kapar MP stressed that this was his ‘final decision and there will not be any changes’.

Matters had come to a boil last week when Manikavasagam was at loggerheads with Selangor state assembly speaker and assembly person for Sungai Pinang, Teng Chang Khim, on the relocation of the Klang bus station at Jalan Meru.

‘He is still quiet’

Manikavasagam refused to back the state government’s and Klang Municipal Council's (MPK) decision on the relocation and backed the over 1,000 business owners there as well as thousands of public transportation users.

The MP alleged that he was offered housing units by the developer of the new bus station - Klang Sentral - but had refused the bribe. Teng has given him two weeks to prove the allegation.

"The developer actually said to me that he has managed to get all the others (MPs and councillors) to support him except me," he exclaimed.

"During the election we campaigned that we will protect the rights of the poor but now with the bus station being relocated, the small scale entrepreneurs have already lost more than 50 percent of their income.

"It is my parliamentary district and I have submitted memorandums to the mentri besar but he is still quiet over the issue," he said.

He said he also regretted the reactions by PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang, DAP National Chairperson Karpal Singh and Khalid.

"Even before I have given any answer on my resignation, they have already started to bombard me to leave the party and resign from my MP’s post," he lamented.

Manikavasagam reiterated that his resignation was a PKR matter and other parties in the Pakatan Rakyat coalition should not interfere.

‘A public issue’

Manikavasagam said that he was disappointed with the party leadership that has failed to address many other issues other than the Klang bus station matter.

"For instance the land issue in Klang [...] it is very serious now and Khalid holds the portfolio on land matters but he has not responded to even one of our memorandums.

"There are villagers in Klang who have been cheated and their land confiscated 28 years ago and we have sent several memorandums but what is he (Khalid) doing?" asked Manikavasagam.

He stressed that his disappointment was not ‘a personal matter but a public issue’.

Relocation of Klang bus station Manikavasagam said he will bring up the issues regarding the bus station ( right ) and land and other matters pertaining to the party when he meets Anwar.

He added that he would also be highlighting the plight of Indian communities in Pakatan-run states such in Kedah and Perak.

"For 50 years, the MIC has cheated the Indians and Pakatan Rakyat doesn't want to cheat the community further," said Manikavasagam.

Referring to Hindraf's 18-point demand , Manikavasagam asked if Pakatan leaders had addressed any one of the points highlighted.

"Issues involving Tamil schools and temple demolitions are some of the things we want to discuss with Anwar," said Manikavasagam, adding that at least a few points in the demand should be addressed.

Manikavasagam said PKR has three Indian MPs but matters regarding the Indian minority community have yet to be solved.

Denies move to MIC

Asked if he was told by the PKR leadership not attend a meeting with grassroots leaders which was held today, Manikavasagam confirmed that the directive was true.

"Nevertheless, I attended the meet and they (PKR) can take any action against me for this and I will accept it," said Manikavasagam.

The Kapar MP also dismissed claims that there were on-going talks to lure him into the MIC .

"There are rumours that I am going to take over from Samy Vellu (the current MIC president) and that I have spoken to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, but it is not true," he said.

"As of now, I have no plans of joining any other political party but I am confident that the whole nation’s Indians are behind me," he said.

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