Klang, April 6, 2013: Hindraf Makkal Sakhti's chief, P Uthayakumar today launched his election banner urging supporters to send him as the first Hindraf MP for the Parliamentary seat of Kota Raja. <br /><br />He is also contesting the Sri Andalas Selangor State seat.<br /><br />Speaking to supporters Uthayakumar, outlined the 56 years of abuse and neglect suffered by the Indian community at the hands of the Barisan National government. <br /><br />The Pakatan State government of Selangor and Penang has faired little better than previous BN governments in attending to Indian complaints, he said.<br /><br />In the 2008 general election, PAS' Siti Mariah Mahmud polle 38,630 votes to trounce MIC's Vigneswaran by a whopping 20,771 votes.<br /><br />With Uthayakumar coming into the fray, it looks like the Kota Raja Parliamentary seat and Sri Andalas State seat will be a 3-cornered fight.<br /><br />At the 2008 election, PKR's A Xavier Jeyakumar beat BN's A Kamala Ganapathy by 10,203, polling 20,258 votes.
