A Good Decision

Do you believe it's practical to offer Bukit Selambau to B.Kalaivanar after he was charged for cheating the pooor people? He cheated more poor people, yet they refuse to make a police report just because he was with the community marching to British High Commissioners office in Kuala Lumpur. If the seat was offered to him, definitely, umno's will repeat the same story in electronic media to potrayed the negative story. Even if he win but lost the court case then another by-election which I believe is a waste of time and might backfire to PR government. Without any political power, he can cheat the poor people just imagine what he can do after he seat in EXCO chair? If Anwar fail to keep his promise after he took over the federal government then definitely "Doi-Moi" will stand against him but it's totally pre-mature to say he fail to deliver when he yet to form the federal government. Anwar had made a good decision by rejecting B.Kalaivanar as a Bukit Selambau candidate. Manikumar is a right candidate but he need to work more to deliver to Bukit Selambau voters irrespective of race or religion.

 

 

PKR man faces cheating rap - B.Kalaivanar

June 11, 2008

SUNGAI PETANI: Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate for the Gurun state seat in the last general election B. Kalaivanar was charged at the magistrate's court yesterday with two counts of cheating involving RM3,600.

Kalaivanar, who is also Jerai PKR division chairman, claimed trial to inducing R. Patchama, 59, to hand over RM2,000 in April 2004 as payment to process an application for aid with the Social Security Organisation (Sosco).

Known as Kalai among PKR members, the 44-year-old also claimed trial to issuing a cheque for RM1,600 to Patchama on Sept 15, 2005, when he knew that there was no application for the amount with Socso. The cheque bounced.

The offences were allegedly committed at No 24, Kampung Sungai Ibur in Gurun, 20km from here.

Assistant public prosecutor Nuraswan Amuniddin proposed bail of RM4,000 in one surety for each charge.

Kalaivanar, a father of six, who was not represented, pleaded for a lower bail of between RM1,000 and RM1,500, saying that his wife was a housewife and that he worked as an activist with several non-governmental organisations.

Court Registrar V. Kanesan, sitting as magistrate, set bail at RM3,000 for each charge in one surety pending mention on July 6.

Kalaivanar posted bail, but was arrested again outside the bailiff's office about 1pm.

It is learnt that he was detained in connection with investigations into his alleged involvement in another cheating case in Bahau, Negri Sembilan, several years ago.

Kuala Muda district police chief Assistant Commissioner Hashim Ali was not available for comment.

In the March 8 election, Kalaivanar lost to Dr Leong Yong Kong of Barisan Nasional in the Gurun state seat. He polled 7,035 votes against Dr Leong's 8,589 votes, losing by 1,554 votes.

He also contested as a PKR candidate for the same state seat in the 2004 general election. He lost to the incumbent state MCA chairman Datuk Beh Heng Seong of BN.