The MIC is willing to offer RM3.2 million if the Penang government can get back the land in Kampung Buah Pala, Bukit Gelugor from the developer!

Hold on there, the market value for the 6.5 Acre Village Land is about RM 60 million!

Is this a genuinely reasonable offer? or just a pretentious move to gain some political mileage?

The Kampung Buah Pala land controversy came about when the villagers were ordered to vacate the land before Aug 3 following the sale of the 2.6ha land by the previous state government to Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Pulau Pinang Bhd, which then appointed Nusmetro Ventures (P) Sdn to develop the land.

It was the previous State Government under YB Koh Tsu Koon initially approved the Village Land Alienation in favour of Cooperative in the Year 2005 and again in the 25th April 2007 for 50% premium reduction payable by the Cooperative.

The Villagers took the State Government, Cooperative and the Developer under YB Koh Tsu Koon to Court in the Year 2007 to save the village and claim their rights on the Land and at that time YB Koh Tsu Koon have not issued the Malaysian Land Title to the Cooperative because the cooperative have not paid up the premium for the Land Alienation. Their rights on the Land was protected because Malaysia Title was not given to the Cooperative.

What about a proposal to use the RM3.2 million to pay back the other poor Indians who had been conned into investing in MAIKA shares?

or may be just really concentrate to do some actual contribution which benefit the Indian community?