Former MIC deputy president S Subramaniam (left) has today urged the board members of the party's education arm, Maju Institute of Education Development (MIED), to call of an emergency meeting to review the company's accounts.

He also demanded a clarification from MIC president S Samy Vellu over the latter's claim that MIED was a separate entity from the party and a personal effort initiated by him.

"His (Samy's) statement shocked the entire MIC members and the public at large. To date, he has neither retracted nor clarified his words," said Subramaniam.

"Instead he threatened to sue me for my statement opposing his views on the status of MIED and AIMST (MIC-owned Asian Institute of Medicine, Science and Technology)," he said.

The former MIC deputy chief is giving Samy Vellu two weeks to explain his reasons for claiming that MIED is an NGO.

"I want this to be responded because I need to be satisfied... there are thousands of members all over the country who keep on asking me on the status of MIED and the university (AIMST)," he said.

Subramaniam noted that Samy Vellu's silence on the issue, while his deputy G Palanivel and former leader KS Nijhar work at controlling the damage done, was rather uncharacteristic of the MIC strongman.

"The onus is still on Samy Vellu to clarify whether or not MIED and AIMST belong to MIC," said Subramaniam.

Non-compliance of tax regulations

Subramaniam also questioned former vice-president Nijhar's assertion that MIED's meetings were held under the auspices of MIC's central working committee and it was "factually incorrect" to say that no meetings were held to discuss the organisation's affairs since its inception 25 years ago.

"Nijhar's recent statement on MIC central working committee members meetings were deemed as MIED board members meetings... I have not been in MIC's central working committee since 2006.

"I have not attended nor signed a single resolution since then. Then how are annual returns being filed for at least the period between 2006 and now without it first being approved at the board members meeting?" said Subramaniam, who is a board member of MIED.

Moreover, Subramaniam said that he had previously received letters from the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) on MIED's non-compliance of certain tax regulations.

"I have taken the matter up with Samy Vellu on several occasions who assured me that it was being taken care of. I would like to know how this was taken care of," he added.

"As this organisation is operating from the funds raised and received from the general public and the government, the board members meeting should be opened to the media to ensure transparency and accountability should be observed," he said.

MIED has 33 board members, including seven trustees, said Subramaniam. He said he would try to convince the members to force a meeting or a requisition.

"It (MIED) is not a NGO. It is a party vehicle to help Malaysia's Indians in the field of education," he said.

"I will wait for clarifications (from Samy Vellu) and if the clarifications are not forthcoming, then I have not choice but to requisite a board meeting," he added.

Besides MIED and AIMST, Samy Vellu also heads two of the largest cooperatives in the country - the Workers Housing Cooperation Society (KPJ) and Education Cooperative Society or Koperasi Didik.