KUALA LUMPUR: The Indians will continue to vote for Barisan Nasional because of the hard work put in by the MIC, said deputy president Datuk G. Palanivel.
“The Indian voters are loyal to Barisan. They know we have served our constituencies and cultivated the relationship with the people,” he said.
He was commenting on the statement by DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang that the Malaysian Indian votes could no longer be regarded as a solid vote bank for Barisan after the Hindu Rights Action Force rallies.
Palanivel said Lim was only referring to the voice of a splinter group, which had organised the illegal gatherings.
The Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister said Barisan-elected representatives must continue to work hard in their constituencies and keep their voters.
“The majority of the Indian voters know that voting for the opposition will not be a solution to some of the unresolved issues,” he said.
MIC-owned Social Strategic Foundation executive director Datuk Denison Jayasooria said the Indians had not come to a point where they would abandon the government in the general election.
He said the government had always assisted the various communities and it was premature for Lim to “count the chickens before they are hatched.”
“The MIC is not in a denial mode and (MIC president) Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has recognised the issues and is addressing them.
“He is not one who sits in an ivory tower, who is not in touch with the grassroots,” he said adding that Indians were rational, level-headed and would not abandon a long-term relationship.
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