Dato Nalla confident in the leadership of Dato Seri Najib Abdul Razak

Congratulating Dato Seri Najib on his appointment, MIUP president said Najib has pledged to unite all Malaysians under the 'One Malaysia' concept and MIUP is very confident that the One Malaysia concept will be successful.

Dato Nalla , also expressed his gratitude to former premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for his contributions to the Indian community,and the formation of MIUP.

MIUP president Dato Nalla K.S also said the party is confident that Dato Seri Najib will be an excellent prime minister based on his track record and experiences as the deputy prime minister.

Dato Nalla "He has the vision and is considered a far-sighted leader. I am sure that he will be a prime minister for all Malaysians."

"He has the qualities needed to steer Malaysia out of a possible economic recession. I believe that unity will be his top priority, and that he will safeguard the interest of all races politically, economically and socially," he said .

Dato Nalla also said "Even as deputy prime minister, Najib has demonstrated his consideration for multiracial Malaysians when he mentioned that the government was moving towards the liberalisation of unfair and discriminatory practices based on race."

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Nalla:What caused the scars?

The same matter was also raised by Malaysian Indian United Party president KS Nallakaruppan, who said that the police must come clean on the matter.

"This is the second incident in a short period of time. First we had the case of car park attendant B Prabakar and now this," he told Malaysiakini.

The Prabakar-case involved police personnel allegedly abusing and pouring hot water on the man while being questioned in police custody. He was picked up to assist in investigations into a robbery.

Subsequently, seven police personnel were charged with voluntarily causing hurt to Prabakar and 18-year-old C Solomon Raj to make them confess to a criminal intimidation case.

Nallakaruppan said that the police must similarly show accountability and transparency in the Kugan matter and bring the wrongdoers to justice.

"The police must reveal why Kugan had so many scars on his body. Why were there deep cuts in his wrists?

"And they must also explain how the interrogation was conducted and by whom," he said.