Anwar’s promise of forensic audit into MIC-linked organisations most welcome

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From P Ramasamy

It is great that Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Anwar Ibrahim has given an assurance that if the coalition comes to power again, it will order a forensic audit of three Indian-related establishments.

They are Maika Holdings, the Malaysian Transformation Unit (Mitra), and MIC’s educational arm, Maju Institute for Educational Development (MIED).

Maika, which was formed in the 1980s with great fanfare, succumbed to financial misappropriation in a matter of few years.

Since last year, Mitra has been subject to investigations by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) with some individuals arrested over the embezzlement of funds allocated by the government.

Meanwhile, MIED has been embroiled in financial improprieties including the misappropriation of funds meant for the educational needs of the poor Indians.

These MIC-related or Indian bodies should have been investigated immaterial of the government in power, be it Barisan Nasional or PH.

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