Samy: Make place for MIC heroes in history

KUALA LUMPUR: The country should recognise the contribu- tions of MIC leaders for the young citizens to remember their sacrifices to the nation, MIC president Datuk Seri S. said. "We hope the history books will have these facts and that of those who were involved in the country's independence," he said at the MIC 60th anniver- sary dinner here last night Samy Vellu, who is Works Minister, said there should be more books on MIC in various languages. He noted that Umno celebrat- ed its 60th anniversary only three months ago, saying that both Umno and the MIC were set up with the vision to unite the people and to obtain inde- pendence for the country. "Now, after 60 years, Umno and MIC, with MCA and other component parties in , have successfully formed the Government and contributed to a stable, peaceful and prosperous nation," he COALITION PARTNERS: Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ka Ting greeting Abdullah while Samy Vellu looks added. on in Kuala Lumpur last night. Samy Vellu, MIC's seventh president, paid tribute to the and Technology in Kedah with Abdullah, who is also Barisan what we have today." dians, we have to progress and past presidents who had built the help of the Government, chairman, said: He added that although grow together. We cannot the party to represent Indians and planned to have a new "If MIC, MCA and Umno had opposition parties had also allow others to be left behind." in the country. party headquarters building not been in the Government tried to work in a coalition, but Abdullah, in his congratulato- He said MIC was not just a soon. together, we would not be unlike Barisan they had failed. ry speech to MIC, said he was political party, but a political He said MIC would work with where we are today. All this is "Even though the different proud that the party had institution. Prime Minister Datuk Seri possible because the compo- parties in Barisan lead different reached 60 years of success and Samy Vellu said MIC was and nent parties have succeeded segments of society - Umno for that it had brought a lot of pos- proud to have set up the Asian Barisan to develop the country through tolerance, cooperation the Malays, MOV for the itive change to the Indian com- Institute of Medicine, Science and realise Vision 2020. and understanding to achieve Chinese and MIC for the In- munity.