Palanivel denied saying he did not need Chinese votes to win in 2004 GE

It was reported that some quarters in the Chinese community in Hulu Selangor would not vote for Datuk G Palanivel in the by-election if he is to contest after his claims in the 2004 General Election where he won with a 14,483 majority. The landslide victory then prompted Palanivel to say that he did not need the Chinese votes to win the election. This will hamper his chance of contesting in the by-election with the announcement by the BN (Barisan Nasional) expected on Thursday.

Palanivel lost the seat to the PKR in the next election in 2008 with 198 votes. This claim however was denied by Palanivel who said “No sensible person will utter those words especially during an election time. 2004 was tough election because I was challenged by Ustaz Ismail Kamus, a PAS stalwart. The Chinese community supported very well, so much so that I even won the peti undi box of Batang Kali Chinese New Village.

The first win for Parliament since 1959. That year Chinese voters strongly supported me. If that allegation was true they would not have supported me. Every time an election comes these are the allegations that will be hurled. After winning or before winning I am not the type to tell I don’t want votes from any community. They will always be someone to start these rumours. I cannot be the source of these rumours. In fact, after winning the vote box of Batang Kali New Village in 2004, I held a function to thank the Chinese votes for the historic win,”

According to the sentiments of some Chinese voters there, “When Palanivel retained the seat by 14,000 votes in 2004, he boasted that he didn’t have to depend on Chinese voters to win,” while another one said “I do not know when but he did mention something like that. Another reason the Chinese community was apparently unhappy with Palanivel was over a promise he did not keep. Palanivel had promised in 2007 to allocate funds to Sze Yah Kong Temple but did not keep to his word, and when he was asked about this in 2008 before the general elections, he allegedly said that he would give the temple the money if they voted for him.”

A member of his own party, MIC too said “Palanivel, speaking at Ampang Pecah in 2004 after successfully defending his seat, had told residents there he only needed Felda votes to win. The local community had called him there to survey damage done to their homes by repeated flooding.”



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Aiyoooooooo.........! a bygone already a bygone. No one is willing to go back to the old shoe. Just forget yourself; Pala. Now the people want change and not a corrupted govt like before.

Palanivel, you talk BIG and talk COCK,if ever BN put you as candidate for Hulu Selangor,you only see smoke over your head !

DOESN'T MATTER TO WHATEVER THIS CHARACTER MAY SAYS : JUST DO NOT VOTE FOR HIM OR THAT MATTER ANY BN CANDIDATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE SHALL CONTINUE TO BRING P K R IN WHENEVER THERE IS AN ELECTION.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!