In BN, you can't even decide your own candidate

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Yes, it has been clearly shown. In the BN coalition of which MIC is a component party, the later cannot even decide on its own candidate to contest in the upcoming by-election in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency.

When MIC proposed its deputy president G.Palanivel to contest the parliamentary seat, Umno said no to Samy Vellu and insisted that MIC deputy youth chief V.Mugilan should contest. But Mugilan who is not aligned to the Samy Vellu's faction.

Then Umno strongly demanded that Palanivel should not be allowed to contest at all cost as he is not Umno's favorite. Umno summoned Samy Vellu to their headquarters and demanded that Samy accept another MIC man of their choice, this time is P.Kamalanathan.

In order to prolong his political survival, Samy has no choice but to bow to Umno's pressure by accepting Kamalanathan as the BN candidate.

Did you all know that on the nomination day held yesterday, BN candidate P.Kamalanathan was stationed in the Umno Hulu Selangor division headquarters before they proceed to march to the nomination center. It clearly shows that Kamalanathan is not an MIC candidate but Umno's.

Officially, MIC does not have any candidate contesting in the by-election at all, as Kamalanathan is an Umno's choice. Therefore, Kamalanathan is an Umno candidate.

So, why support a candidate who is and will be a powerless figure? He only listens to what Umno dictates. He is an Umno proxy. MIC is completely powerless in its candidate selection. When Umno says its supremacist supersedes, MIC and the other BN component parties are powerless.

These BN component parties are mere window dressing in the coalition and they cannot even decide for what they claimed to representing their "respective communities or ethnics".

Why do we need to vote for a powerless candidate from BN who will not be able to perform effectively for all the communities there? We urge the Hulu Selangor voters to vote wisely on 25 April 2010.

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