Removed, but Vell Paari gears up for VP post

ARCHIVES 2013

By admin-s On Jul 18, 2013

(fz.com) – Vell Paari said that his removal from the CWC was probably due to his statement published in an English newspaper two days ago.

S Vell Paari, who was removed from MIC’s Central Working Committee by party president Datuk Seri G Palanivel today, is adamant that he will contest the vice president’s post in the coming party elections, if only to test his strength among members.

“I can challenge the removal but I am not going to, as I am of the opinion that the president has actually ended his term and it would be childish for me to argue over it. He was never elected to the post anyway.

“I will stand for the VP post and this will show the strength of support I have within the party,” said Vell Paari, who is the party’s strategy director. Palanivel was promoted to the president’s post from being a deputy after Vell Paari’s father, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, stepped down in 2010.

Samy Vellu was the longest serving MIC president, holding the post for 11 consecutive terms.

Vell Paari said that his removal from the CWC was probably due to his statement published in an English newspaper two days ago, about the possibility of MIC deputy president Datuk Seri S Subramaniam challenging Palanivel for the president’s post.

Vell Paari was quoted in the report as saying that “there was a 50-50 chance that the two leaders, both full ministers in the current cabinet, could meet in a head-to-head clash at the upcoming presidential polls to be held in September”.