DR M STOP MEDDLING - SAMY

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has been accused of meddling in the affairs in the MIC following an alleged meeting between him and deputy president aspirant S Subramaniam.

MIC president S Samy Vellu said he was extremely angry and sad that Subramaniam had allowed an ‘outsider’ to interfere in the party’s affairs, especially during a crucial election for the party.

Samy Vellu said when Dr Mahathir was in power he had told Barisan Nasional members not to interfere in the internal affairs of any component party.

“But now he interferes in our party matters,” said the MIC president, who is said to be a close ally of the former prime minister who helmed the country for 22 years before retiring in 2003.