Subramaniam's defection is not a loss to MIC

Former vice-president Subramaniam's defection was not a boost for the Pakatan Rakyat as he has little influence left in the Barisan Nasional as well as MIC.

S Subramaniam

The ultimate cause for him to jump is because he is irrelevant in BN. By joining PKR with the hope he might get a position.

Undeniably, MIC especially BN is not affected by former vice-president Subramaniam's departure from the party as he had not contributed much in the struggle to champion the cause of the Indian community.

Subramaniam had opposed Samy Vellu on many occasions, causing him to be dropped from the vice-president’S post in 1994 in favour of his successor who bears a similar name, Dr S. Subramaniam.

MIC president S Samy Vellu said, “We don't see it as a loss. In fact, what he has done is a 'good thing',"

S Subramaniam announced he had joined PKR and that 10 MIC branches with 1,700 members in the Klang Valley would follow suit in the near future. Samy Vellu denied the claim and said that only 300 members were involved.

"He is just bragging. MIC is capable of attracting even more new members especially among the young," he said, adding that it was not impossible for those who had joined PKR to leave for other parties in the future.