INDIANS in the country must be careful of those who are out to split the community, Tamil Nesan reported MIC vice-president Datuk M. Saravanan as saying.
Saravanan, who is also Deputy Federal Territories Minister, said Indians must always stay united and work together towards achieving goals set up for the community.
He was speaking to reporters after closing a cultural festival at the Kampung Simee Tamil School in Ipoh on Saturday.
Saravanan said the mushrooming of Indian-based political parties would result in a greater split in the community, leading to the loss of benefits from the Government.
He added that the new political parties must work towards solving problems faced by the community and not solicit cheap publicity by degrading other parties.
> Numerous illegal samsu shops have sprouted in the country after the Government closed a majority of toddy shops, reported Malaysia Nanban.
According to the daily, Alternative Action Team chief B. Kalaivanar said toddy catered to the low-income group and the closure of these shops had forced drinkers to source illegal samsu, which would greatly affect their health.
A survey by the team, he said, revealed that the majority of those consuming samsu were Indians.
Some had become addicted to the drink and neglected their families, leaving them in dire straits.
Kalaivanar said although the country had 36 licensed samsu factories, there were also many illegal ones.
He added that the Government should consider closing all samsu factories and impose a total ban on the drink.
A memorandum would be prepared and submitted to the Prime Minister, urging him to announce Malaysia a samsu-free country, he said.
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