OUTSPOKEN woman lawyer Saraswathy Kandasamy and two others are expected to be the first MIC members to be  sacked from the party after its recent elections for breach of discipline.

The trio, all strong allies of defeated deputy presidential candidate Datuk S. Subramaniam, will appear individually before the party’s disciplinary committee today — and the lady is not about to go down without a fight.

First, she intends to remove the discipline master Tan Sri K.S. Nijhar from hearing the matter on the grounds that he is guilty of indiscipline as well.

The Englishman, a postgraduate in the field of aerodynamics, applied for a position in aerodynamics engineering at racing outfit McLaren.

The former MIC treasurer-general said the meetings were held together with the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) meetings.

The former deputy minister said he would be surprised if any political party accepted Murugiah. “He can go east, west, north or south. I am least bothered.

Many of the committee members were re-elected, as the party saw no changes right from the top. Klang MIC deputy chief M. Karunanidhi, when asked to comment, was clearly irked and disappointed with those who have been appointed by party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu.

The former Hindraf coordinator lambasted his former mentor and Hindraf founder P. Waythamoorthy for saying that the new party may not represent the original ideals of Hindraf.

The robbers got away with about RM150,000 worth of jewellery. About 2.30pm yesterday, police tracked the stolen vehicle to a hotel in Kajang.

THE controversial Klang Sentral bus terminal will not become a white elephant, its developer has promised, saying it has “many plans to revive” the RM12 million complex on Jalan Meru.

NPO Development Sdn Bhd is focusing on doing everything in its power to resuscitate the terminal, its director Charmaine Lim said. The closure of Terminal B that Malay Mail reported, she said, was only a temporary move to accommodate renovation works.

“We are building a covered pedestrian walkway to link terminals A and B, and Terminal B will be reopened soon.”

TABUNG Projek Perumahan Terbengkalai (TPPT) Sdn Bhd, the initial developer of Jalan Bukit Kerayong and Jalan Papan, Pandamaran has finally broken its silence over the controversial matter.

TPPT, which is a subsidiary company of Bank Negara, sent a letter to Klang Member of Parliament Charles Santiago to explain their position in the matter.

According to managing director Hidzir Yahya, many efforts were taken by the developer to resolve the matter but failed as residents were asking for unreasonable compensation.

The RM12 million bus hub  along Jalan Meru was turning into a white elephant as local bus operators refused to move there, citing higher operational cost and bad location as reasons.

SECURITY guard R. Suresh who was brutally killed during a robbery at a garment factory in Telok Gong in Klang yesterday leaves a young grieving family.

The 36-year-old leaves a wife, who is an administrative clerk, and four young children aged seven, six and three years and an eight-month-old baby.

“He was an amazing father who always wanted the best for his children,” said younger brother Yajesh, 34.

Suresh took the job as a security guard at the factory after he was retrenched as operations manager at an electronics firm in Shah Alam.

RESIDENTS of Kampung Bukit Kerayong and Jalan Papan in Pandamaran, Klang, are angry over the lack of response from Tabung Projek Perumahan Terbengkalai (TPPT) Sdn Bhd in solving their grouses. They have threatened to hold a protest at Bank Negara within two weeks.

This was announced by Klang Member of Parliament Charles Santiago yesterday, on behalf of the affected residents.

SELANGOR Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim yesterday slammed the Selangor Religious Department (Jais) officers for conducting spot checks on convenience stores around Shah Alam to nab store workers who handled alcoholic beverages.

Khalid was dumbfounded with Jais' action when informed about it. "The religious department should not conduct spot checks on these stores. It is not an ethical practice," said Khalid after he launched the State Merdeka celebrations at the State Secretariat building in Shah Alam.

Parents-Teachers Association chairman M. Valiyedam told Malay Mail yesterday that the fence has been erected but the parents had wanted a brick wall instead.

THE man in the limelight, Wong Chuan How — Ronnie Liu’s special assistant — yesterday informed Malay Mail that he would be in his  office at Sungai Pelek tomorrow for the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) officers to question him.

“I will be there at 9am with my lawyer and the officers can come see me then,” he said, when met at the Selangor State Secretariat building yesterday.

Malay Mail visited the popular tourist spot yesterday and many passersby and shopkeepers applauded the council's bold move to place the grilles which helped stop the haphazard parking.

Jeweller R. Vicknesh Kumar said the number of cars parked by the roadside has dropped tremendously.

They claim that they have every right to the land.