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Indian of the week 02/05
Pandithan M. G
Pandithan
pic: nanban

Pandithan Hospitalized

Thursday, June 08, 2006
IPF president Pandithan has been hospitalized at Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, according to his close associates.  It’s not clear for what ailment he is admitted but his condition is said to be critical. Samy visited him briefly, before leaving to New Delhi with Najib.
Pandithan, who was expelled from MIC a decade ago founded the Indian Progressive Front and portrayed himself as a champion of the downtrodden and became the president of World Dalits organization. Samy often accused him of playing caste politics to gain popularity and lately even called him a longkang (drain) politician.

With a strong caste based support, Nyanapandithan, founder and President of Indian Progressive Front (IPF), manage to float in the political arena for nearly 15 years after being sacked from MIC for bringing a coffin, an excuse used by Samy Vellu to kick him out, to party headquarters. PM Badawi's who opened IPF's AGM on 16/01/05 received a giant garland, a gold plated keris ( malay sword) and a gold plated crown. Still, Samy is the one seems to have the key for IPF's entry to National Front Coalition.
1940 Born. Father was a laborer at Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
  Reporter at Tamil Nesan
1977 Elected to MIC Central Working Committee (CWC)
1981 MIC Vice-President
1986 Member of Parliament, Tapah, Perak.
  Parliament Secretary for the Trade and Industry Ministry
1988 Expelled from MIC
  Founder and President of IPF
  Senator for two terms.
President of International Dalits Movement. 
Pandithan's yearly garland koothu (drama) I
Panditha koothu

Not 50kg Taj Mahal but 50kg garland made from 5,000 flowers

Star pic by Binnie Yap
 
Pandithan's Koothu (drama) II  
50 Kilo garland for M.G.Pandithan. Is that all? Die-hard members can't bear to see him driving an ordinary car, so they presented him a Mercedes Benz. And today a golden sword worth RM 75,000. As the guardian of downtrodden, he can go around the country giving speeches at cultural shows holding the sword just like our UMNO youth leader Hishamuddin who gave his infamous speech holding a Kris (malay sword) at their AGM.

What will be next? a bungalow ! (23/11/05)

pandithan
sountek

End of Pandithan’s Holy Journey

“I always respected the great leader (Samivelu) whose heart opened for me. Looking back the path I came from, I see a magnificent man waiting for my welfare and that will be definitely none other than Dato Sri Samy Velu”

“Vell Paari’s (Samy’s good son) love for me is simply superb. While lying in the bed, I realize a caring leader is emerging” said Pandithan in a special Tamil Nesan interview.14/04/07

 
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