GE14 | Disciplinary action will be taken should there be any evidence of sabotage among MIC party candidates, said its president Dr S Subramaniam.

Subramaniam said he hoped such a thing would not happen as MIC, being one of BN component parties, should work well with each other.

“The issue of sabotage is very common among parties, but in MIC, if such a thing should happen, then we would have to take action,” he told a press conference during the introduction of MIC candidates contesting for the 14th General Election, at its party headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.

Subramaniam was commenting over a tussle between MIC and MyPPP on the Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat in Pahang and Buntong state seat in Perak.

Earlier, MIC Perak had announced T Thangarani, 55, would contest Buntong, removing any wresting of the seat between MIC and MyPPP.

Previously, MyPPP president M Kavyeas alleged that he was willing to let go other seats to retain Cameron Highlands and Buntong.

To this, Subramaniam said MIC would have no issue if BN chairperson Najib Abdul Razak wants to give the seat to MyPPP.

“To me its fine, as MyPPP is also a BN component party, as long as BN wins the two seats, it is all good,” he added.

DAP’S A Sivasubramaniam has been Buntong assemblyperson since 2008.

During 13th general election, Sivasubramaniam defeated MIC Youth leader C Sivarraajh by a majority of 8,629 votes.

Meanwhile, Thangarani when interviewed by Bernama on the sidelines, said, “I believe we can regain the Buntong seat and do something for the people there.”

Thangarani, a retired teacher also said the party is now focused on developing Buntong which he claimed to be very static for the last 10 years under the DAP leadership.

- Bernama