GE13: 50 DAP members praise Barisan for its Indian-friendly manifesto

Former Negri Sembilan DAP Wanita deputy chief K. Sarojadevi sharing a light moment with Rasah Umno deputy chief Mohammed Najeeb Abdullah, after she told a press conference that she was quitting DAP at Senawang Barisan Nasional service centre in Seremban Sunday.

 

SEREMBAN: Some 50 DAP members from various branches in the state have praised Barisan Nasional for its Indian-friendly manifesto.

“We felt that the Barisan manifesto took into consideration the problems faced by the Indians and has outlined policies to help the community.

“But the manifesto of Pakatan Rakyat did not mention a word about the Indians,” said former Negri Sembilan DAP Wanita deputy chief K. Sarojadevi.

Together with some 50 other members from various divisions, the 54-year-old has vowed to quit the party.

“DAP was my life, that I was willing to live and die with, but I am very disappointed with it now.
“I am leaving it with a sad and heavy heart,” said Sarojadevi, who was also the secretary of Taman Tuanku Jaafar branch.

She added the decision of the Registrar of Societies of not recognising the party's central executive committee, plus other issues, had prompted her to make the move.

“This has shown that there were discrepancies in the party and I have no confidence in the leaders,” she told a press conference at Senawang BarisanNasional service center here on Sunday.

But Sarojadevi said, that for the moment, she had no plans to join any other political party, adding she had resigned from all party positions and would quit DAP by this week.

(Source: The Star Online)

Barisan will look after Indian Muslims, says Najib

Up close and personal: Najib shaking hands with members of Kongress India Muslim Malaysia during the 36th delegates conference at PWTC.

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the Indian Muslim community has contributed much towards the political, economic and social development of the country.

The Prime Minister said the community, through Kongress India Muslim Malaysia (Kimma), had backed Barisan Nasional in all general elections as well as by-elections.

“It is appropriate that Barisan reciprocates and addresses problems faced by the community,” he said when opening Kimma's 36th delegates conference here yesterday.

Najib was attending the conference for the first time.

Kimma, which was formed in 1976, was accepted as an associate member of Umno in August 2010.

Najib said that there was no distinction between Malays and Indian Muslims.

“We are all in the same boat. There is no problem at all,” he said.