Although Datuk Seri G. Palanivel is the MIC president, he has to live under the shadow cast by his predecessor Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu whose combative style differs greatly from his successor’s more meticulous way of doing things.
THE MIC ground is roiled by an interview that Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu gave to Sunday Star where he spoke on a broad range of subjects.
The interview was picked up by vernacular Tamil newspapers, which focused on the former MIC president’s regrets in battling his former deputy Tan Sri S. Subramaniam.
The newspapers also gave front-page treatment to the reg…
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