MIC, DAP trade blows - Gerakan jumps in with an uppercut
Published: Jul 31, 2025 8:01 AM
Updated: 10:04 AM
As MIC and DAP slug it out in public, Gerakan has entered the ring, gloves on and ready to swing.
Perak Gerakan deputy chief Naran Singh has thrown his weight behind MIC - his party’s former BN stablemate - and delivered a stinging blow to DAP’s Buntong assemblyperson M Thulsi.
“The only reason she even contested in a seat with the highest concentration of Indian voters is because of her father,” he said, referring to former Teluk Intan MP M Manogaran.
“What has she actually done for the Indian community in Buntong?” he asked in a statement to Malaysiakini.
Naran listed Thulsi’s alleged shortcomings - from neglecting long-standing issues faced by kacang puteh traders to failing to resolve land matters involving a century-old Hindu temple in her constituency.
Naran Singh
“Before making grandstanding statements on the national stage, she should focus on serving the very people who put her there,” he said.
“Who is she to tell MIC to leave the government?” he added.
Thulsi had earlier suggested that MIC exit the Madani government if it felt like an “uninvited guest” - a sentiment echoed by the party’s deputy president, M Saravanan.
‘DAP failed to deliver on promises’
However, Naran accused her of shadowboxing and challenged her to confront the real culprits.
“Instead of throwing wild punches at the wrong opponent, she should step into the ring with her own party leaders who have been ducking around their promises to the Indian community,” he charged.
“DAP’s Indian leaders, including her father, once went town to town peddling sweet promises. But what’s changed since DAP took power? Nothing. Status quo.
“In fact, those who were once loud and fiery have now lost their voice,” he added.
“Before making grandstanding statements on the national stage, she should focus on serving the very people who put her there,” he said.
“Who is she to tell MIC to leave the government?” he added.
Thulsi had earlier suggested that MIC exit the Madani government if it felt like an “uninvited guest” - a sentiment echoed by the party’s deputy president, M Saravanan.
‘DAP failed to deliver on promises’
However, Naran accused her of shadowboxing and challenged her to confront the real culprits.
“Instead of throwing wild punches at the wrong opponent, she should step into the ring with her own party leaders who have been ducking around their promises to the Indian community,” he charged.
“DAP’s Indian leaders, including her father, once went town to town peddling sweet promises. But what’s changed since DAP took power? Nothing. Status quo.
“In fact, those who were once loud and fiery have now lost their voice,” he added.
M Thulsi
Thulsi’s remarks had previously triggered a counterattack from MIC Youth chief K Arvind, who accused DAP of having no moral authority to criticise others when it had failed to live up to its own vows.
“For all its positions and pledges, DAP has consistently failed to be the voice of the Indian community,” he said.
He also questioned DAP’s silence over the authorities’ decision not to prosecute controversial preacher Zamri Vinoth for remarks belittling Hinduism, despite party leader M Kulasegaran being the deputy law minister.
“MIC, on the other hand, stood firm in calling for justice. DAP’s failure to act sends a clear message: political positions mean nothing without moral courage,” he added.
Past criticism
Before forming an alliance after the last general election, DAP had for decades accused MIC of long-standing neglect and failure in uplifting the socio-economic status of the Indian community.
Thulsi’s remarks had previously triggered a counterattack from MIC Youth chief K Arvind, who accused DAP of having no moral authority to criticise others when it had failed to live up to its own vows.
“For all its positions and pledges, DAP has consistently failed to be the voice of the Indian community,” he said.
He also questioned DAP’s silence over the authorities’ decision not to prosecute controversial preacher Zamri Vinoth for remarks belittling Hinduism, despite party leader M Kulasegaran being the deputy law minister.
“MIC, on the other hand, stood firm in calling for justice. DAP’s failure to act sends a clear message: political positions mean nothing without moral courage,” he added.
Past criticism
Before forming an alliance after the last general election, DAP had for decades accused MIC of long-standing neglect and failure in uplifting the socio-economic status of the Indian community.
At the heart of DAP’s criticism is the argument that MIC squandered its influence and opportunities while in power, often prioritising political survival over substantive policy outcomes for the Indian community.
DAP leaders pointed to worsening poverty levels, lack of educational access, and limited upward mobility among Indians as direct consequences of MIC’s ineffective leadership.
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