Samy Vely returned unopposed for 10th.term

MIC must strive harder for Indians

Most Malaysian Indians would like to congratulate Datuk Seri S.Samy Velu for being returned president of MIC for the 10th.term.This is a feat that I’m sure no MIC leader can ever achieve. This resounding victory carries with it a heavy responsibility of leading the Indian community to greater heights.

I was very impressed by his statement, “I have been elected as a servant to serve you. I want to finish this journey and for me to do that, the Indian community needs a quantum leap economically and socially. I won’t give up on this as long as I remain president,”.

The MIC, being the only party in the government, has an added responsibility in crafting the destiny of the community. It should not rest on past laurels but wake up to face the new realities of the challenges in a fast moving nation and the world.

The two main problems that plague the Indian community are unemployment and high crime rate. Both are inter-related and the latter is going to keep increasing if the job opportunities do not improve. The Government, with the help of the MIC, must urgently address this issue.
The mindset of the community must change from one of reliance on government handouts to one of aggressive pursuit of available opportunities. In this struggle the community must equip itself to compete in today’s world where only the fittest survive.

Science, technology, information technology and commerce are developing at a rate that is difficult to cope unless we are well equipped. Mastering English is a must if we want to put up a tangible challenge in the fight for opportunities in these fields.

We must realize that nobody is going to help us achieve our economic and social targets if we ourselves do nothing about it. We have to do it by ourselves and ourselves alone.

Dr.C.Anthony