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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Unite for a better future, Najib tells Indian parties

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says Indian political parties should unite for the good of the community. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, December 14, 2014.Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says Indian political parties should unite for the good of the community. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, December 14, 2014.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged all political parties representing the Indian community in the country to unite and work together for the betterment of the comunity.
He said although the Indians only made up 7.5% of the population, the community was represented by more parties compared to other races.
"This makes it difficult for the government to undertake specific prorgammes to help the (Indian) community.
said.
Najib, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman, said this when opening the Indian Progressive Front's (IPF) 22nd annual conference at the Malaysia Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS) secretariat building in Serdang, Selangor, today.
The Indian component parties in the BN are MIC, and People's Progressive Party (PPP). Besides the IPF, the other Indian parties in the country are Makkal Sakti and Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP).
IPF, Makkal Sakti and MIP are all BN-friendly parties.
On IPF president Datuk M. Sambanthan's request to accept IPF into the BN fold, Najib admitted that IPF had contributed significantly to ensure BN candidates won in elections.
"I hear the cry of IPF wanting to join the BN. I hope IPF will not give up on this quest because the political scenario is constantly changing," he said.
However, Najib explained that under the BN system, only if all existing component parties in the coalition gave their nod could another party be allowed to come in.
"Although, the IPF is not a full-fledged BN component party, it has the BN spirit just like the other component parties. It is only that it will take some time to convince the others (component parties in the BN) that what is important in the world of politics is strength," he stressed.
In this regard, Najib reminded the 1,200 IPF delegates present to continue with their efforts to increase Indian voter support for the BN in the next election.
"As the BN chairman, I wish to see increased Indian voter support and we (BN) are sure this can be done. This is because the government is focusing on special programmes for the betterment of the Indian community, unlike the opposition.
"Pursuant to this, I am in the process of preparing a new book which features the stories of individuals from the Indian comnmunity who attained success through the help of the government, including the provision of micro-credit from Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia, scholarships, places in matriculation colleges or technical training assistance," he said.
Najib said the government was sincere in its efforts to help the Indian community and hoped the book when published would inspire more Indian individuals to attain success.
Also present were BN secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, MCA vice-president Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun and PPP senior vice-president Datuk Maglin Dennis D'Cruz.
- TMI

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