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Indian
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Pandithan
M. G |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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Reporter at Tamil Nesan |
| 1977 |
Elected to MIC Central
Working Committee (CWC) |
| 1981 |
MIC Vice-President |
| 1986 |
Member of Parliament,
Tapah, Perak. |
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Parliament Secretary
for the Trade and Industry Ministry |
| 1988 |
Expelled from MIC |
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Founder and President
of IPF |
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Senator for two terms. |
| President of International
Dalits Movement. |
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| Pandithan's yearly garland koothu (drama) I |
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Not 50kg Taj Mahal but 50kg garland made from
5,000 flowers |
Star pic by Binnie Yap |
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| Pandithan's Koothu (drama) II |
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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) |
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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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