The sum of RM1.89mil that was deposited in the account of Yayasan Pemulihan Sosial in March last year was the balance of RM5.59mil that was meant as an Asian Tsunami relief fund for several countries.
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said in a statement that from the RM5.59mil collected from well-wishers under the auspices of the Construction Industry Development Board, RM1mil was given to the Sri Lankan government.
He also said that RM1mil was sent to the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO) and RM1.7mil to the Tamil Nadu Relief Fund.
Samy Vellu said the balance of RM1.89mil, meant to build a school in Vellati, Jaffna, was placed under the Yayasan Pemulihan Sosial under fixed deposit receipts when the Sri Lankan civil war escalated.
“Architectural plans were drawn up but before those plans could be approved by the Tamil Relief Organisation, the conflict in Sri Lanka escalated,” he said in a statement yesterday.
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