MIC president S Samy Vellu is leaving it to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to decide on the BN candidate for the Hulu Selangor parliamentary by-election.

samy vellu_muhyiddin_baganpinang_07102009 Samy ( on the left, next to DPM Muhyiddin Yassin ) said that in every by-election there were bound to be overlapping  requests for candidacy.

"It's for the prime minister to decide. As for the MIC, we are fully prepared to face the by-election on April 25," he told reporters after attending a seminar organised by the state MIC here today.

He said that from feedback received so far, it was clear that the BN had a bright chance to win back the seat.

najib visit to kuala kubu 030410 08 "The signs from the voters are good indeed. Our election machinery has been going round to villages and Felda settlements.The voters are returning to the BN," he said.

The Indian community in the area also supported the BN, he said.

Samy Vellu has previously proposed that MIC deputy president G Palanivel ( right ) be fielded as the BN candidate in the by-election.

Palanivel was the four-term member of parliament in that area until his fall in the 12th general election in 2008.

banner muhammad muhd taib ulu selangor Several Umno leaders have requested that someone from Umno be chosen as the candidate and among the names being bandied about was that of the former Selangor menteri besar Muhammad Muhamad Taib.

The seat fell vacant following the death of incumbent member of parliament Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad of Parti Keadilan Rakyat on March 25.

The nomination day is April 17.

- Bernama