Presiden MIC, Datuk G Palanivel dilantik Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak sebentar tadi mengumumkan pelantikan Presiden MIC, Datuk G Palanivel sebagai Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri yang baru.

Pengumuman itu dibuat Perdana Menteri ketika berucap merasmikan Perhimpunan Agung MIC ke-65 di Kuala Lumpur pada sabtu 30 Julai 2011.

Sebelum ini, Palanivel adalah Timbalan Menteri Industri Perladangan dan Komoditi.

Palanivel dilantik sebagai Presiden MIC pada 6 Disember 2010 menggantikan Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu yang memegang jawatan itu selama 31 tahun.

Dengan pengumuman ini, MIC kini mempunyai 2 menteri penuh dalam kabinet persekutuan.



Seorang lagi menteri penuh dari MIC ialah Datuk Dr S Subramaniam, Menteri Sumber Manusia.

Ketika ini terdapat 5 Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri iaitu Presiden Gerakan Senator Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon dari Pulau Pinang, Datuk Seri Idris Jala dari Sarawak, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop dari Pulau Pinang, dan Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz dari perak serta Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom.

Dengan perlantikan Datuk G Palanivel, maka ada 6 Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Malaysia, yang paling ramai berbanding kementerian lain.

Tahniah Datuk Palanivel. Tahniah MIC.

Full ministerial post for MIC president, Datuk G. Palanivel

Malaysian Indian Congress, MIC president Datuk G. Palanivel will be made Minister in the Prime Minister's Department.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak made the announcement during the MIC 65th general assembly on Saturday, 30th July 2011.

Palanivel is currently Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister.

Najib said Palanivel would be sworn in after receiving consent from the Yang DiPertuan Agong.

He said the appointment was part of Barisan Nasional's commitment towards increasing the voice of the Indian community in the cabinet through MIC.

On 6 December 2010, Datuk G. Palanivel was appointed as 8th MIC President succeeding Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu who held the post for 31 years.


With this announcement, the MIC now has 2 full ministers in the Federal Cabinet. Another is Datuk Dr S Subramaniam, the Human Resources minister.

Currently there are 5 Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department, namely Gerakan President, Senator Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon, Sarawakian Datuk Seri Idris Jala, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz and Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom.

With the addition of Datuk G Palanivel as new Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, the number of Ministers in that Portfolio is 6, the highest among all Ministries in the Malaysian Federal Cabinet.

Anyway congratulations to Datuk Palanivel and MIC.