On the night of May 1, Murugan organised a ceramah at Taman Sri Bidor, which was located within a MIC stronghold but nonetheless attracted more than 500 people. Murugan did this despite having received death threats and demands that he withdraws his support for Vasantha Kumar. On the very night of that ceramah, Murugan got a call, rode off on his motorcycle and was not seen again. His body was found days later. His face had been smashed, while his body was slashed and tied with barbed wire and 52kg of scrap metal before being dumped into a pond near Batu Gajah. As if the tragedy of such a violent death was not enough, Murugan’s family and associates have since been subject to more suffering at the hands of the police. Some 18 people were identified to “assist with investigations”. Not a single one of these were BN supporters or people aligned to Saravanan.. Of the 18 identified, 12 have been arrested. Reports have emerged of their abuse while in custody, with two allegedly being subject to both beatings and electrical shocks. Apparently, in the Royal Malaysian Police Force, (PDRM), this is called “investigation”. Murugan had been an aide to K Vasantha Kumar, who contested the parliamentary seat of Tapah representing PKR against MIC’s M Saravanan. Saravanan won, and is now deputy minister in Khairy Jamaluddin’s Youth and Sports Ministry.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:51:06 +0000
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