MIC will continue to seek release of Hindraf 5

Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, the president of MIC said that the party will still continue to request for the release of the Hindraf (Hindu Rights Action Force) 5 leaders who are detained under the ISA (Internal Security Act) despite the ban of the movement by the government. He said “Regarding the ban on Hindraf, no comment. I don’t have any reaction. I don’t like to comment on it,” He also commented about the affects of the ban on MIC where he said “MIC stands on its own foundation. We have more than 600,000 members. Now, they are saying that the voice comes from there? What do they voice out? Whose voice is it? The voice normally comes from MIC. The demands come from MIC. The plans are formulated by MIC. We have a special Cabinet Committee to protect the interests of the Indian community through MIC. Voicing out issues? Anyone can do it. It is not difficult to voice out your opinions. What’s hard is implementing actions that can benefit the Indian community. We have representatives in Cabinet. I have raised certain issues concerning the community. Now, (Human Resources Minister) Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam raises issues on a weekly basis. Not through massive street demonstrations. We plan it from our office and raise it to the Government and the Prime Minister,”