Party vice-president C Sivarraajh asks for the need to donate money since people are already paying taxes. FMTNews MIC Indians CSivarraajh
The community fund proposed by Klang MP Charles Santiago aims to help the Indian community in business and economic upliftment and education.
The party’s vice-president, C Sivarraajh, said these issues were already handled by the various ministries, government departments and agencies.“Why is it that the Indian community has to pay again to enable the government to do what they can already do with the taxes we are paying? Yesterday, DAP’s Charles Santiago said a policy paper on a community fund for Malaysian Indians will be submitted to the government for consideration.The Klang MP said the fund, which is Malaysia’s version of the successful Singapore Indian Development Association fund, is meant to help all lower and middle-class Indians.
“It is voluntary and aims to make the Indian community independent of state funds in every aspect in six to 10 years,” Santiago told FMT.
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