A group of Cameron Highlands residents were irked with the ‘no show’ of Natural Resources and Environment Minister G Palanivel at a forum on Sunday to discuss the recent landslides .

Rakyat Prihatin Cameron’s (PRC) organised it to engage with Palanivel as the Cameron Highlands MP, as well as Tanah Rata assemblyperson Leong Ngah Ngah.

“The forum was attended by Leong but Palanivel ( left ) was a no show despite us sending him two emails on Nov 14 and Nov 27,” said group representative Suresh Kumar.

“He did not even care to reply our emails or notify us that he was not coming for the forum,” disclosed Suresh.

The forum was attended by over 40 people and discussed the landslide issue as well as possible solutions.

PRC also staged a walk and candlelight vigil in the Ringlet - Bertam Valley area on Sunday to commemorate the victims of the landslide tragedies that took place on Nov 5 as well as on Oct 23 last year.

The event also aimed to raise awareness among Cameron Highlands' residents about the seriousness of the problem and to commemorate lost lives.

Today, PRC will be organising another walk and handing over a memorandum to the district officers and local assemblypersons.

Palanivel had come under fire from various factions for keeping quiet on the illegal land clearing issue in Cameron Highlands which purportedly caused the landslides.

This included a royal roasting from the Pahang sultan and also several criticisms within his own party, MIC.