No plot to topple Palanivel, says Saravanan
BernamaPublished: Nov 12, 2014 3:51 AM | Updated: Nov 12, 2014 3:54 AM
MIC vice-president M Saravanan yesterday lashed out at rumour mongers who claimed that there was a plot to topple party president G Palanivel.
MIC vice-president M Saravanan yesterday lashed out at rumour mongers who claimed that there was a plot to topple party president G Palanivel.
Describing such claims as slanderous, Saravanan who is also the Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, said Palanivel was elected by 4,000 branch chairpersons to lead the 68-year-old party.
“There is no reason for anyone in MIC to topple Palanivel as he himself has promised to step down in early 2016. He had said that this is his last term.
“He has taken a gentleman approach, unlike past presidents who never announced their date of resignation,” Saravanan (right) told Bernama in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
In September last year, Palanivel pledged that he would honour an agreement that required him to step down as party president in early 2016.
The agreement was reached between him and his deputy Dr S Subramaniam, subsequent to their meeting with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Meanwhile, the New Affirmative Action Movement (NAAM) Foundation will collaborate with the Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (Fama) in marketing chilli produced by its participants.
Saravanan, who is also the NAAM chairperson, said he will meet representatives of Fama on Friday, to discuss terms and conditions before signing the contract.
A total of 109 youths who participated in the NAAM pilot project where each were given an acre of land for cultivation, are expected to reap the benefits from chilli cultivation at end of this month or early December, said Saravanan.
Saravanan said NAAM would expand the types of crop to be cultivated after participants “get the hang” of agricultural farming through the project.
“In the initial stages we encourage them to market their products to Fama as they are still inexperienced in the marketing aspects and it maybe risky for them to do it on their own,” he told Bernama during the recording of the Hello Malaysia programme in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
- Bernama
Describing such claims as slanderous, Saravanan who is also the Deputy Youth and Sports Minister, said Palanivel was elected by 4,000 branch chairpersons to lead the 68-year-old party.
“There is no reason for anyone in MIC to topple Palanivel as he himself has promised to step down in early 2016. He had said that this is his last term.
“He has taken a gentleman approach, unlike past presidents who never announced their date of resignation,” Saravanan (right) told Bernama in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.In September last year, Palanivel pledged that he would honour an agreement that required him to step down as party president in early 2016.
The agreement was reached between him and his deputy Dr S Subramaniam, subsequent to their meeting with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.
Meanwhile, the New Affirmative Action Movement (NAAM) Foundation will collaborate with the Federal Agriculture Marketing Authority (Fama) in marketing chilli produced by its participants.
Saravanan, who is also the NAAM chairperson, said he will meet representatives of Fama on Friday, to discuss terms and conditions before signing the contract.
A total of 109 youths who participated in the NAAM pilot project where each were given an acre of land for cultivation, are expected to reap the benefits from chilli cultivation at end of this month or early December, said Saravanan.
Saravanan said NAAM would expand the types of crop to be cultivated after participants “get the hang” of agricultural farming through the project.
“In the initial stages we encourage them to market their products to Fama as they are still inexperienced in the marketing aspects and it maybe risky for them to do it on their own,” he told Bernama during the recording of the Hello Malaysia programme in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
- Bernama
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