COMMENT | Former DAP stalwart Ramasamy Palanisamy seems to think that his impending court case will be a shot in the arm for Urimai, his fledgling political party he founded in November 2023.

The professor is a very angry man ever since he left DAP in somewhat of a huff after he was dropped as a candidate in the six-state election in August 2023.

Since then he has been consistently training his fire on his former party and those in power on a wide range of issues, especially those that concern the Indian community.

He formed Urimai ostensibly to fight for the cause of the community that he believed had been receiving a raw deal from the powers that be.

The former Penang deputy chief minister is pinning all his hopes on Urimai, not only to relieve the plight of this small ethnic group but also to boost his political career.

Then comes this "blessing in disguise" in the form of a court case in which he is charged with...