Release list of Indians who got jobs, council told

TAMIL Nesan reported that former deputy minister Datuk T. Murugiah has asked Ipoh Mayor Datuk Roshidi Hashim to release the list of Indians employed in the latest recruitment exercise.

He said he was told that many Indians were called for the interview but only a few were selected.

He said the council should release the list which would help to identify the reasons for Indians not being selected.

Speaking to reporters after attending a Friday briefing on microcredit facilities for Indians, he said dissatisfaction among the Indian community over the recruitment exercise could result in reduced support for Barisan Nasional in the next general election.

> Malaysia Nanban highlighted the plight of P. Rathakrishnan, from Taman Murni in Lancang, who had been unable to get Socso aid even after losing a leg.

He said doctors had advised him to have his right leg amputated below the knee after the wounds turned septic in 2009 and he had submitted an application at the Temerloh office.

He said one of the doctors told him that he could still work but he said it was difficult to tap rubber in his condition.

He hoped Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam would help him get the Sosco aid to ease his financial difficulties.

> Makkal Osai reported the Trichy High Court had sentenced a 31-year-old man and his parents to life imprisonment for murdering his pregnant wife over dowry.

R. Danapal and his parents, P. Ramasamy, 65, and V. Chellamal, 55, plotted to murder T. Gomathy who became pregnant in November 2010, two years after marriage.

Danapal had pushed his wife against a wall and she died after suffering head injuries. Her body was taken to an isolated spot and