PPP president M Kayveas has been told not to have visions of grandeur as he is not an elected representative but o­nly an appointed senator.

Giving this advice to Kayveas today, DAP deputy chairperson Karpal Singh said "Kayveas should not consider himself in the mould of D R Seenivasagam or S P Seenivasagam, the founders of PPP".

"The comparison of the Seenivasagam brothers to Kayveas is akin to mistaking chalk for cheese," he said.

"Kayveas should not be oblivious to the fact that he is not an elected representative of the people but o­nly an appointed senator. Thus, he should not have visions of grandeur", Karpal said in a statement.

Legal action threat

The DAP leader was referring to Kayveas' threat to take legal action against MIC deputy president S Subramaniam, IPF president M G Pandithan Malaysian Nanban editorial advisor Athi Kumanan and MIC official S Chandrasekar over the controversial Tamil school issue.

Kayveas' threat was carried in the New Straits Times yesterday.

In the report, Kayveas who is also deputy housing and local government minister said the Malaysian Nanban was unfair and had carried out a week-long "Kayveas bashing" even after he had publicly explained his stand o­n the Tamil school issue.

He was referring to an article published in Malaysian Nanban o­n April 21, alleging that the PPP had instigated its members to protest against the newspaper for reporting the controversial Tamil school issue.

Kayveas explained that the peaceful protest by PPP Youth against the newspaper in Kuala Lumpur o­n Sunday was after the daily questioned the functions of the party in its editorial o­n April 8, and not because of the article.

"Despite making things clear and putting the issue to rest, the four still harped o­n it and made defamatory remarks against me," he was reported as saying.

Accept criticism

In his statement, Karpal said that Kayveas has no business threatening anyone with legal action.

Malaysian Nanban

, he said, is expected to report events of public interest without fear or favour and Kayveas must be prepared to accept criticism as it is part and parcel of public life.

Karpal added that in the event Kayveas commences legal action, he was prepared to offer his services pro bono to those whom Kayveas had threatened to sue.

The DAP leader also reiterated that his party supports the MIC o­n the sanctity of Tamil schools and the constitutional right for the existence of Tamil schools in the country.

"The right to mother-tongue education for Chinese and Indians in the counrty is entrenched in the Federal Constitution and no o­ne has the right to question it", Karpal added.