Ex-DAP man mocks revival of Indian affairs bureau

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M Satees says it is unlikely that the bureau will be able to offer tangible solutions for Penang Indians.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/01/23/ex-dap-man-mocks-revival-of-indian-affairs-bureau/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DAP #Penang #Indians #Community

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00:00A former assemblyman has mocked Penang DAP's move to revive its Indian Affairs Bureau,

00:08labelling it as a desperate attempt to counter its dwindling support within the community.

00:13Former DAP man M Satis questioned if the Bureau would be able to offer tangible solutions

00:19or come up with policy papers to improve the lives of Penang Indians.

00:24He said it was unlikely that the Bureau would be able to influence key decisions in the

00:29state and claimed it would just organise programmes with no real impact on Indian welfare or development.

00:36Satis also claimed that the Bureau's revival was part of a strategy by Penang DAP to sideline

00:43some Indian leaders in the party.

00:46Yesterday, Penang DAP Deputy Chief Ram Kapal Singh said the Bureau's revival would serve

00:52as a platform to tackle issues such as welfare, education and unemployment for Penang's Indian population.

01:00Ram Kapal, who chairs the Bureau, said it would also develop targeted policies concerning

01:05the Indian community, besides hosting a series of Pongal celebrations in Penang.

01:11However, Satis, who was Bagan Dalam Assemblyman from 2018 to 2023, said the mention of the

01:18Pongal events as part of the Bureau's activities revealed its true intent as nothing more than

01:24an organising committee for cultural events.

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