Tuesday November 10, 2009
Indian support for Pakatan Rakyat dwindling
INDIAN support for Pakatan Rakyat is dwindling and immediate measures need to be taken to counter the situation, Malaysia Nanban quoted DAP vice-president M. Kulasegaran as saying.
He said that about 80% of Indians had supported Pakatan Rakyat during the 2008 general election but currently the support had declined to about only 50%.
The Ipoh Barat MP had said that a recent Merdeka survey revealed that Indians’ support for the Prime Minister’s leadership and policies had increased.
He said Pakatan should act fast to resolve its problems as internal bickering would only help the Barisan Nasional in the next general election.
One of the measures currently being studied, he said, is for Pakatan Rakyat to register as an opposition coalition and contest under a single banner.
> Makkal Osai reported Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T. Murugiah saying that although the Indian community comprises only 8% of the total population, it ranked top in its involvement for criminal activities.
He called on Indian youth organisations nationwide to join forces to identify reasons for the increase and the possible solutions.
Murugiah said the organisations should encourage youths to be active in business ventures as the government had given incentives through the Tekun business loan scheme.
> Tamil Nesan reported Perak MIC chairman Datuk S. Veerasingam calling for the preservation of Indian culture and traditions for the future generation.
The special adviser to the Perak Mentri Besar said temple committees must be active and continue to organise activities for the people to ensure religious values are not forgotten over time.
● Other News & Views is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this > sign, it denotes a separate news item.
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