'Old nemesis lurking behind Murugiah'
Humayun KabirPublished: May 31, 2009 9:03 AM | Updated: May 31, 2009 11:22 AM
In 1996, former PPP president SI Rajah had tried in vain to dethrone M Kayveas.
More than a decade later, a mutiny has been launched against Kayveas once again, this time by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T Murugiah.
In 1996, former PPP president SI Rajah had tried in vain to dethrone M Kayveas.
More than a decade later, a mutiny has been launched against Kayveas once again, this time by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T Murugiah.
However, Kayveas believes that Rajah has a major role to play in the latest episode as well.
"It is the same style and approach, when a group of PPP members headed by Rajah went around challenging my leadership.
"The same hand (Rajah) that failed in his mission to dethrone me, is now again trying his luck for the second time with the prop-up of Murugiah," he alleged.
"The 'once bitten twice shy' theory does not seem to work for these fellows. In the first round, it was the Registrar of Societies that had the final say on the matter.
"Likewise, this time around we will wait for the ROS' decision on the claim by Murugiah (that he is the legal president of PPP)," he added.
100,000 new members
Murugiah and six other supreme council members were recently sacked from the party for going against the interests of the party.
They had until yesterday to appeal against the decision but the deadline went without any response from the seven.
Murugiah was 'elected' as the new president at an extraordinary general meeting in Putrajaya last Sunday.
However, ROS had ruled that for now Kayeas is still the head of PPP.
The ROS is expected to make its decision on the legality of Murugiah’s election before June 7 when the party AGM is expected to take place.
On the claim by Murugiah that he will recruit 100,000 new members by the end of the year, Kayveas said: "He did not take the pain to bring in any new members when he was the party's Youth chief and I had to do all the recruitment.
"Besides, he only brought in 30 members at one time when he was in the party. So I wonder how he will recruit the 100,000 members by the year’s end," he said.
Rajah was sacked from the party in December last year but, spoke at a press conference held by one of Murugiah's aide on May 14 as a former PPP president (1978-1982).
He was also spotted at the extraordinary general meeting which annointed Murugiah as ‘president' on May 24, seating at the front row among party veterans.
More than a decade later, a mutiny has been launched against Kayveas once again, this time by Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T Murugiah.
However, Kayveas believes that Rajah has a major role to play in the latest episode as well."It is the same style and approach, when a group of PPP members headed by Rajah went around challenging my leadership.
"The same hand (Rajah) that failed in his mission to dethrone me, is now again trying his luck for the second time with the prop-up of Murugiah," he alleged.
"The 'once bitten twice shy' theory does not seem to work for these fellows. In the first round, it was the Registrar of Societies that had the final say on the matter.
"Likewise, this time around we will wait for the ROS' decision on the claim by Murugiah (that he is the legal president of PPP)," he added.
100,000 new members
Murugiah and six other supreme council members were recently sacked from the party for going against the interests of the party.
They had until yesterday to appeal against the decision but the deadline went without any response from the seven.
Murugiah was 'elected' as the new president at an extraordinary general meeting in Putrajaya last Sunday.However, ROS had ruled that for now Kayeas is still the head of PPP.
The ROS is expected to make its decision on the legality of Murugiah’s election before June 7 when the party AGM is expected to take place.
On the claim by Murugiah that he will recruit 100,000 new members by the end of the year, Kayveas said: "He did not take the pain to bring in any new members when he was the party's Youth chief and I had to do all the recruitment.
"Besides, he only brought in 30 members at one time when he was in the party. So I wonder how he will recruit the 100,000 members by the year’s end," he said.
Rajah was sacked from the party in December last year but, spoke at a press conference held by one of Murugiah's aide on May 14 as a former PPP president (1978-1982).
He was also spotted at the extraordinary general meeting which annointed Murugiah as ‘president' on May 24, seating at the front row among party veterans.
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