The MIC faction aligned to former president G Palanivel has filed a case against current president Dr S Subramaniam, accusing him of corruption.

Former MIC treasurer-general R Ramanan said the case, which was filed in the High Court in Kuala Lumpur today, was to expose how Subramaniam had “misled” officers from the Registrar of Societies (RoS).

Ramanan claimed that Subramaniam, who is health minister, had become the party’s president by way of improper means.

Urging Subramaniam to therefore clear his name, the group is also seeking that he be removed as MIC president.

Ramanan repeated his allegations against Subramaniam outside the court today to applause from some 500 supporters, accusing the health minister of misrepresenting himself as having the support of the Indian community.

Gesturing to the supporters outside the court today, Ramanan ( centre in photo ) claimed they are MIC branch chairpersons who have come to showcase their support.

Subramaniam, he added, had continuously declined to answer the claims made against him.

“But today, with this case being filed, he cannot use that excuse. Here you will, and you must, answer," he said.

Wants Subramaniam suspended

The group is also demanding that Subramaniam be suspended as health minister with immediate effect, since “lives are at stake”.

This, Ramanan said, is because the allegations that he claimed thus far remain unanswered, touch on issues that may have an impact on Subramaniam's ability to function as a minister.

Meanwhile, former MIC strategy director K Ramalingam said the statement of claim would be provided to the media next week.

This is because they first want to serve the sealed copy served on the defendants in the “soonest time possible”.

Palanivel was automatically expelled from the MIC in June last year, after bringing the party matter to court.

His faction has continuously been alleging conspiracy between the pro-Subramaniam camp and the RoS to topple Palanivel from being the party’s number one man, a claim denied by the RoS director-general.