Samy Vellu is the President of the MIC party, the leading Indian-based political party in Malaysia. He is also the Works Minister, responsible for most of the public infrastructure and facilities of the country. Favorite pharse in Malay "itu bukan bapak saya punya toll..." in english "That toll does not belong to my father"
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Samy Vellu as the President of the MIC party, the leading Indian-based political party in Malaysia should be ashamed by the fact that he fail to lead his people, Malaysia Indians as what been reported in Malaysiakini, there were still Indians taken as slave. The comment by M Palani, MIC Youth Leader further confirmed that the Indians are being neglected by the Malaysian government.
I include the quote from Malaysiakini below:
“I will surely blame these workers. Most of them have drinking problems and they are happy to be where they are, in the condition they are,” said M Palani, a MIC youth leader from Jempol
Full report :
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/61812
SPECIAL REPORT: Escape from slavery
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On an evening in August 2005, while some 200 estate workers were gathering for a Hindu festival at the small temple, one man had only one thing on his mind - escape.
It was the best opportunity for P Ramudu and his heavily pregnant wife A Kalaivany to make a dash for freedom, to escape the clutches of their ‘owner’ who has ‘forced’ them to work on the plantation.
The plan was simple. While everyone, including their ‘owner-cum-employer’, was busy praying, the young couple would sneak out on a walk towards a better life.
The following is their story...
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