BRICKFIELD’S ‘KANNAN’ BALA DEVAN – ARREST A MATTER OF TIME!

1. The above is the photo fit of Malaysia’s pathological liar and conman Bala Devan A. Theaivendiram ‘Kannan’!

2. Read/See for yourself (below) these are just samples and there are more to come -  pathological liar and conman Bala Devan’s many different strokes in signing off contracts and undertaking letters after taking monies from his victims!

BRICKFIELD’S ‘KANNAN’ BALA DEVAN – ARREST A MATTER OF TIME!

It is indeed a pity that so much ‘data’ is only now spurring out on the pathological liar and conman Bala Devan who hails from Scots Road, Brickfields and popularly known there as ‘Kannan’

The swine with an expensive taste for women, watches, fine clothes and a compulsive gambler!

To fuel and finance his passion he went on from engineering one fraud to another!

According to reliable sources he has dyed his hair, changed his mobile number for the hundred time thinking that he is off the radar- planning his next fraud!

According to allegations from victims - even his aged and ailing mother is not spared as he goes around asking people money to ‘buy medicines’ for his mother which is an abuse and a lie? How low will one go?

‘Kannan’ – Bala Devan - knows that he is being watched each and every moment, his calls monitored but only I know which day he will be picked up!

What with so many birds singing from every part of the country and even in India – we could not have asked for more!

Our intelligence network inform us that this pathological liar’s ‘friends’ in ‘high places’ in India and Singapore are avoiding him like the plaque!

My advice to him – enjoy the moment – it is just a matter of time before you will have to face justice!

Only when the Police arrest him can we find the answers for all of the above and these:

1. Who gave him that confidential letter of award between Malaysian and India?

2. How did he get control of the total specifications, drawings, pricing of the entire Seremban to Gemas project which he attempted to sell at RM5 Million at one time but had no takers?

3. Who gave him the two letters claimed to be Ministry of Railway’s Railway Board letters? (see Blog posting part 4 on this subject) Was that leak from the Ministry of Work? 

4. Who gave him that recent letter written by Ircon International Managing Director to Malaysia’s Transport Minister?

5. Who is A.P. Misra and what is his role in all these allegations? Is he also a victim or a player? Who were his link in Ministry of Railways India and IRCON if any? What was Tamil Nadu’s role in this?

6. Who were the other directors of Zen Bridge Sdn Bhd and Era Phoenix Sdn Bhd with Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram?

I am certain in the course of police investigations both here and in India all these matters will be pursued and revealed leaving no stones unturned!

Delhi must do its part and seriously too if she does not want to lose out on future deliberations!

Also read:

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‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

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BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

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‘KERA DI HUTAN DIBERI SUSU ANAK DIRUMAH MATI KEBULURAN’

BALA DEVAN KNOWN ALSO AS ‘KANNAN’ IN BRICKFIELDS!

1. The above is the photo fit of Malaysia’s pathological liar and conman Bala Devan A. Theaivendiram!

2. Read/See for yourself (below) these are just samples and there are more to come -  pathological liar and conman Bala Devan’s many different strokes in signing off contracts and undertaking letters after taking monies from his victims!

BALA DEVAN – IT IS TIME FOR THE POLICE TO ACT!

BALA DEVAN KNOWN ALSO AS ‘KANNAN’ IN BRICKFIELDS!

It is indeed a pity that so much ‘data’ is only now spurring out on the pathological liar and conman Bala Devan who hails from Scots Road, Brickfields and popularly known there as ‘Kannan’

According to reliable sources Bala Devan ‘Kannan’ was the eldest of four children 3 boys and a girl born to parents who were attached to Telecoms!

Sources say that he was sent to India for studies where he instead of completing his studies wasted away his life returning empty handed!

The sources allege that Bala Devan has expensive taste for women, watches and fine clothes and is a compulsive gambler!

They add that to fuel his passion he went on from engineering one fraud to another!

Shockingly, rumors are also rife of ‘his link’ to a very pretty pregnant lady who was found murdered in April 2010 in Lake Gardens?

Strange, according to the allegations - she wore an expensive watch!

In the meantime, this pathological liar and conman has left a trail of destroyed and shattered lives, reputations and individuals with debt!

Meanwhile I cannot understand why certain individuals instead of exposing him for what he is are ‘protecting’ him by saying to debt collectors and others seeking their monies that he is in India when they know he is on the run within the country!

Only when the Police arrest him can we find the answers for all of the above allegations and these:

But these questions need answering:

1. Who gave him that confidential letter of award between Malaysian and India?

2. How did he get control of the total specifications, drawings, pricing of the entire Seremban to Gemas project which he attempted to sell at RM5 Million at one time but had no takers?

3. Who gave him the two letters claimed to be Ministry of Railway’s Railway Board letters? (see Blog posting part 4 on this subject) Was that leak from the Ministry of Work? 

4. Who gave him that recent letter written by Ircon International Managing Director to Malaysia’s Transport Minister?

5. Who is A.P. Misra and what is his role in all these allegations? Is he also a victim or a player? Who were his link in Ministry of Railways India and IRCON if any? What was Tamil Nadu’s role in this?

6. Who were the other directors of Zen Bridge Sdn Bhd and Era Phoenix Sdn Bhd with Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram?

I am certain in the course of police investigations both here and in India all these matters will be pursued and revealed leaving no stones unturned!

Delhi must do its part and seriously too if she does not want to lose out on future deliberations!

Also read:

Conman’s victim: He destroyed my legal career 
Conman bilking millions from double-tracking rail project

‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

Conman’s victims come forward; Works Ministry implicated

BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

Tipu sejak 2003

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‘KERA DI HUTAN DIBERI SUSU ANAK DIRUMAH MATI KEBULURAN’

BALA DEVAN - POLICE PROBE NOW ON!

I recollect the brave but sad words of a colleague, a very dear friend, a learned friend whose life and career was cruelly destroyed who said – ‘it is time to leave the past behind and move forward.

It is time to pick up the pieces of our sacred lives that was so brutally and tragically violated by a man called Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram!

It is time to make sure that Bala Devan will not reap another victim or life but would be made to pay for his crime against innocents!’

1. The above is the photo fit of Malaysia’s pathological liar and conman Bala Devan A. Theaivendiram!

2. Read/See for yourself (below) these are just samples and there are more to come -  pathological liar and conman Bala Devan’s many different strokes in signing off contracts and undertaking letters after taking monies from his victims!

BALA DEVAN – IT IS TIME FOR THE POLICE TO ACT!

Yesterday a caller on our hot line cried out why no action has been taken on Malaysia’s pathological liar and conman Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram 56?

She asked: Are you telling me that nothing can be done to stop this continued fraud and cheating and lives of third parties being destroyed?

She continued – you know the moment you hear the name ‘Bala Devan’ today it is synonymous with fraud and cheating and that is how effective your media blitz has been but it is not complete if the Police do not arrest this man and justice be served for his many victims!

She is right there have been many victims and they have come in all colors, shapes and professions!

Some have become ‘repeat victims’ due to their own greed!

This week all the materials and data will be in the hands of the Malaysian Police!

There are already several Police Reports!

It is after all their task now and they have already assured me that no stones will be left unturned in arresting this man for what he has done!

The Police have the resources and we must do our part to assist them do their job!

Interpol would do their part!

Several Members of Parliament and ex-ministers will accompany me when I hand over the compilation that I have so that on the onset it is know by all and sundry this is to be fast tracked and I advise others reading this blog, it is time to realize you have been cheated and do the right thing!

I want to thank those who had come forward against all odds while others spoke ‘fire and brimstone’ but shamelessly feared to make a stand and wanted others to fight their battles for them!

I recollect the brave but sad words of a colleague, a very dear friend, a learned friend whose life and career was cruelly destroyed who said – ‘it is time to leave the past behind and move forward. It is time to pick up the pieces of our sacred lives that was so brutally and tragically violated by a man called Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram!

It is time to make sure that Bala Devan will not reap another victim or life but would be made to pay for his crime against innocents!’

It is time we do not allow another conduit of Bala Devan’s be he one ‘Kana’, ‘Abdul Karim’, or one ‘S. Velavan’ or ‘AP Misra! to be used for another fraud!

If you want to do something right – then make that Police Report!

It is now time for justice – justice for the many lives he ruined!

Also read:

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‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

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BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

Tipu sejak 2003

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CONMAN BALA DEVAN DESTROYED MY LEGAL CAREER!

Conman’s victim: He destroyed my legal career

1. The above is the photo fit of Malaysia’s pathological liar and conman Bala Devan A. Theaivendiram!

2. Read/See for yourself (below) these are just samples and there are more to come -  pathological liar and conman Bala Devan’s many different strokes in signing off contracts and undertaking letters after taking monies from his victims!

FROM FREE MALAYSIA TODAY
By Teoh El Sen

SUBANG JAYA: “I was used by him, I was one of his many victims… because of him, my career is totally destroyed.

“These were the words Teoh Ming, 46, who not only lost RM500,000 but was suspended from being a lawyer for two years and subsequently declared bankrupt last year.

She is now a single mother providing for her 11-year-old son through freelance jobs, and her predicament is because of one person, the elusive conman “Baladevan”.

Teoh is the first victim to come forward and go on record following media reports on the 56-year-old “conman” who had allegedly swindled more than 40 local companies and individuals of more than RM7 million in the span of 10 years.

Baladevan’s modus operandi was to claim close links with influential people, even government officials here and in India, and be able to obtain contracts for large-scale government projects.

Speaking at a press conference here, Teoh described Baladevan as “very well dressed” and a “very good speaker”.

“He would splash money and buy us drinks and all that. We were taken by this, especially me. I was even used by him to convince others to wait for his projects. And like a stupid fool I did all that.

“He is so good I think he can even charm ten birds off a tree,” she said.

Samy Vellu’s name was used

Recounting her experience with the smooth-talking scam artist, Teoh said in 2003, a friend introduced her to Baladevan, who claimed that he was close to then works minister S Samy Vellu as his brother Mogana Devan was the private secretary to the minister.

Teoh said she felt more convinced after confirming the identity of Baladevan’s brother at the Works Ministry office.

“He told us then that Samy Vellu wanted to help them earn some money and he (Samy Vellu) wanted some funds for the coming election.

“He said Samy Vellu told him that there would be some ‘mark up’ for some projects and the money from these ‘mark-ups’ would then go to both of them,” she added.

Teoh said Baladevan told her to look for contractors for the roadworks and railway projects worth more than RM40 million.

“I found some contractors for him. They were usually convinced at first but when he asked for upfront money or ‘commitment fees’ to be paid to his people inside the Works Ministry in order to expedite the matter, they backed off,” she said.

Teoh said she then decided to pump in the money herself - with help from friends and even money lenders - and “invested” a sum of RM650,000 with the promise of getting part of the commission from the would-be contractors.

That, however, never materialised and she lost almost RM500,000.

Second incident

Teoh said the second time around, Baladevan had contacted her in 2004 and told her that he had three other projects which were road upgrade and repair works along the Seremban to Senawang road; the Sungai Balang, Batu Pahat road; and the Lubok Cina, Malacca road.

“I then represented three contractors who were interested in each of the three projects. The three, who also met Mogana Devan at the Works Ministry, were required to deposit an amount in my firm at the time,” said Teoh, adding that one company paid RM200,000 while the other two paid RM500,000.

However, Teoh said she had released the money to Baladevan after he told her he needed the money for the bill of quantities to be issued before a letter of award could be obtained.

“Because I still believed in him I released the money but I also got him to sign an undertaking to guarantee that he would refund the money if the letter of award was not issued,” said Teoh.

However, there was no letter of award or contracts and Baladevan grew evasive and finally disappeared.

And one of the upset contractors Teoh was representing decided to lodge a complaint with the Bar Council and she was subsequently suspended from practicing.

“Thankfully, the two other contractors decided not to pursue legal action against me as they knew I was also a victim,” she said.

In 2006, Teoh made two police reports against Baladevan but to date, the latter had not been arrested.

“The reason I am coming out now is because I don’t want this to happen to anyone else. I have actually put this part of my past behind me but looking at how many others actually were his victims, I felt that I needed to do my part to put him behind bars for all this,” she told FMT.

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INDIA AND IRCON INTERNATIONAL MUST PUBLICLY DENOUNCE BALA DEVAN! (Part 26)

INDIA AND IRCON INTERNATIONAL MUST PUBLICLY DENOUNCE BALA DEVAN!

This is conman ‘on the run’ the notorious pathological liar – BALA DEVAN S/O A. THEAIVENDIRAM!

Within the next 96 hours more victims will go public with allegations that this shenanigan presented himself as an individual working closely with India’s Ministry of Railways, the Railway Board and their contractor IRCON INTERNATIONAL who has their office here at Kuala Lumpur Sentral!

More Police Reports would then be made re-opening this matter so that once and for all we will know the truth in details and Bala Devan cannot continue to lie and despicably cheat innocent lives!

And we expect the Police to do their work then according, something they should have done when a Police Report was made in 2006 by a lady lawyer!

Below are samples of his continued lies and fraud - there are victims to his repeated lies and fraud for over a decade and how much more before the Police arrest this man!

Or are we going to listen to his bull shit stories that all these police reports and claims from Malaysians from all over Malaysia are a conspiracy against him!

And what is so great about him anyway?

Bala Devan is an unemployed 56 year old and has been for many years who spends his whole life cheating innocents with his bullshit!

Read/See for yourself (below) these are just samples and there are more to come -  pathological liar and conman Bala Devan’s many different strokes in signing off contracts and undertaking letters after taking monies from his victims!

He even claimed he was working with Indian Officials - and with that claim and with price sensitive information, the full and complete specification of the Seremban to Gemas Double Track Railway Project awarded to India by the Government he went on a cheating spree!

I mean the complete drawings, graphics, specifications, government letters and correspondences with prices of both the Malaysian government, of India’s and the price difference where a prospective contractor should position himself in IRCON tender or direct negotiations exercise!

He drove in a borrowed Mercedes registration number XXX22 and another a Silver XXX50 both of which he wrecked before returning to its owners!

When asked today where the cars are he is alleged to have told victims that ‘one is having gear box trouble the second had its crankshaft broken into two!’

Thank God - Now we have independent Malaysians some of them VVIPs and Industry Captains who have identified Bala Devan’s alleged link to all this from the Indian front namely New Delhi!

They will go on record sooner than expected!

‘That man’ - was identified and he had served in Malaysia more than a decade ago (perhaps that’s the time Bala Devan befriended him!) and there are also stories circulating on that tenure just as there are on others recently from having received kickbacks from contractors here and of sexual impropriety!

But that is for another day and time!

But if BALA DEVAN S/O A. THEAIVENDIRAM was not directly or indirectly sanctioned by either the Ministry of Railways, the Railway Board and IRCON INTERNATIONAL - they should as I advised them immediately take advertisements in the Malaysian newspapers denouncing and distancing themselves themselves from a man who has hurt and destroyed the lives of many innocent Malaysians and ’smeared their good name!’

It is also pertinent that the Indian Media namely the TIMES OF INDIA and THE HINDU conduct an investigation on the claims made herein!

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THE MANY SIGNATURES OF CONMAN BALA DEVAN S/O A. THEAIVENDIRAM!

THE MANY SIGNATURES OF CONMAN BALA DEVAN S/O A. THEAIVENDIRAM!

This is the face of 57 year old pathological liar, fraud, conman Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram who has cheated many innocent people of their hard earned savings or companies monies! (Above)

Now to make the allegations more serious we have many VVIPs coming to the front to be interviewed and go on record to expose this dubious corrupt shenaligan!

In the meantime let us examine a few samples of contracts/undertakings that he has entered into with his many victims all of which he has breached! (Below)

Just look at the different ways he signs off each and every one of these documents!

The first above he signed when he cheated the young innocent lady lawyer of RM200,000.00 who was made a bankrupt and disbarred!

The second was the Zen Bridge Sdn Bhd agreement where he collected hundred of thousands of ringgit claiming he was the agent for India in the Northern Double Track Project!

The third and fourth were when he cheated another company of RM50,000.00!

And the last document is a title deed he had claimed was ‘his wife’s’ and fraudulently took RM50,000.00 from a leading lawyer from Singapore claiming in return he will give him a portion of the Seremban to Gemas Double Track Project!

And YOU DECIDE IF INDEED THIS IS A CLASSIC DNA OF A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR AND SERIAL CONMAN on the loose for decades in Malaysia!

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BALA DEVAN - WIDOW AND LADY LAWYER AMONG VICTIMS! (Part 24)

FACE OF A DEVIOUS CONMAN - BALA DEVA!

PERSATUAN PENGGUNA SUBANG DAN SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR (CASSA)CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF SUBANG AND SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR (CASSA)

PRESS RELEASE:

LADY LAWYER AND WIDOW AMONG VICTIMS OF BALA DEVAN!

FIGURE RISES TO OVER 7 MILLION AS NEW VICTIMS SPEAK TO CASSA!

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Shockingly, among his many victims were a senior Lady lawyer and a widow both in the 40’s as the statistics rise in the continued fraud and cheating involving 56 year old Bala Devan Theaivendiram.

The former lost over RM500, 000.00 and was made a bankrupt and disbarred while the widow lost RM200, 000.00.

More shocks since – the fraudulent case involving the lawyer is alleged to involve Bala Devan Theaivendiram and his brother Mogana Devan who was at that material time the ‘Private Secretary’ to the then Works Minister Datuk Seri S Samy Velu.

The ‘Theaivendiram brothers’ were alleged in a Police Report made by the lawyer dated 01/08/2006 to behind a scheme where three Malaysian government road works projects namely:

1. Menaikan taraf Jalan Dari Seremban ke Senawang
2. Menaikan taraf Jalan Sg. Balang, batu Pahat, Johor, and
3. Memperelokkan Jalan yang sedia ada di Lubok Cina, Melaka

According to the Police Report BDR HILIR/003409/06 made by the said lawyer various meetings between the lawyer and the ‘Theaivendiram brothers’ were held in Mogan Devan’s office at the Ministry of Works and a leading hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Representations were made to the said lawyer that because of their association to the Works Minister they would be able to be awarded the above mentioned projects.

According to the Police Report made - Bala Devan had alleged that the Works Minister wanted to help the ‘Theaivendiram brothers’ and had allocated the said projects for them.

They added that since Mogana Devan was the private secretary to the said minister, he would be in a position to monitor and fast the said letter of awards.

With this representation a sum of RM200, 000.00 was requested and eventually taken.

Despite an undertaking letter signed by Bala Devan to return the said monies in the event of failure, neither the project nor the monies were returned.

Despite repeated attempts and pleadings for the return of the said monies it was never returned.

As a result legal action was taken by the various contractor clients against the said lawyer who resulted her being made a bankrupt and disbarred!

The pertinent question is why no action was taken against the ‘Theaivendiram brothers’ despite this police report made as early as in 2006?

In the case of the widow – Bala Devan was believed to be her late husband’s friend with whom he was in discussion for the Seremban to Gemas Double Track project award namely the million ringgit ‘Ballast and Sand Tender’ and the acquisition of a Quarry for that purpose!

According to the widow Bala Devan had already taken several thousands from her late husband after showing him ‘price sensitive internal IRCON documents’ and after his death he continued to visit her to ask for more.

He claimed that he is the nephew of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and was involved with senior Indian officials there facilitating various project awards.

He mentioned various distinguished Indian Officials in Delhi and Tamil Nadu citing he knew them personally and showed me their hand phone numbers and SMS from them.

He also said that he needed money urgently for his son’s studies in England and Australia or that he needed quick money to buy expensive gifts for senior Railway authorities in India to facilitate the said awards.

All the monies were not taken in cash over a period of time and to date the said project award nor have the monies been returned.

According to the widow she even visited Bala Devan’s wife who lived in a rented house on section 5 in Petaling Jaya and complained to her but she was unhelpful.

She added that being a widow she needed the money back but is fearful of going public as not to be scandalized as she comes from a well respected Indian family and is a widow!

The Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam Selangor (CASSA) is to bring this matter to senior officials in Bukit Aman and seeking why action was not taken against the ‘Theaivendiram brothers’ in view the well written police reports with all facts and figures!

If indeed action had been taken then more individuals and companies would have not fallen prey to Bala Devan’s cheating and fraud involving the Seremban to Gemas Double Track Railway project.

It is pertinent that an arrest warrant be issued and those who cheated innocent individuals and companies immediately is arrested and charged for this heinous crime!

Dr Jacob George

President

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BALA DEVAN - THE FACE OF A CONMAN! (Part 23)

This is the face of 56 year old notorious pathological liar, trickster and conman Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram who is on the run now.

As Victims from ‘all walks of lives’ – Contractors, Engineers, Brokers, Housewives, Individuals, Lawyers, Doctors, Politicians Industry Captains and others come forward and give vital information, contracts signed by him, personal details of bank transactions and other vital evidence it is clear that more than RM7 Million was embezzled by this 56 year old swine!

Bala Devan is a very daring thief – he has no qualms signing documents (above left), giving his Identity Card or worst, putting on sale title deeds belonging to third parties so watch out!

This is a man who in my mind has no hesitation to “organize the burglary of his own rented house” to raise monies for his ill conceived endeavors!

Now we have a growing trail of victims increasing by the day!

In the meantime read a victim’s statement:

‘Bala Devan is a vicious trickster and I pray the Police hunt him down speedily!

My contractor friends and I have lost hundreds of thousands to him. He showed us IRCON documents on the Seremban to Gemas Double Track with designs, specifications, drawings and pricing. We were convinced as he promised our group both the Signaling job and the Fencing and Landscaping!

We will be joining the others to make the police report as this man must be stopped with those assisting him from India!” –AHS & Group

But these questions need answering:

1. Who gave him that confidential letter of award between Malaysian and India?

2. How did he get control of the total specifications, drawings, pricings of the entire Seremban to Gemas project which he attempted to sell at RM5 Million at one time but had no takers?

3. Who gave him the two letters claimed to be Ministry of Railway’s Railway Board letters? (see Blog posting part 4 on this subject)

4. Who gave him that recent letter written by Ircon International Managing Director to Malaysia’s Transport Minister?

5. Who is A.P. Misra and what is his role in all these allegations? Is he also a victim or a player? Many ‘high powered’ witnesses have now come forward seeing him with Bala Devan in 5 Star hotels in Chennai and Delhi!

I am certain in the course of police investigations both here and in India all these matters will be pursued and revealed leaving no stones unturned!

Delhi must do its part and seriously too if IRCON INTERNATIONAL does not want to lose out on future deliberations here in Malaysia!

More Police Reports are expected in the coming days!

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‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

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FINALLY A PICTURE OF CONMAN BALA DEVAN (Part 22)

IN THE MATTER OF CONMAN BALA DEVAN – INDIAN GOVERNMENT SLAMMED!

THIS IS THE NOTORIOUS MALAYSIAN CON MAN BALA DEVAN S/O A. THEAIVENDIRAM (BELOW) WHO CLAIMS TO BE A RELATIVE OF TAMIL NADU CM AND FRIEND TO TOP OFFICIALS IN MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS INDIA AND IRCON INTERNATIONAL WHICH INCLUDES ONE A.P. MISRA!

The ruling government’s Members of Parliament (MP) and I have urged the Indian government and the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia to investigate the following allegations.

Many of my MP friends called for serious action last Thursday at Parliament!

• How does Bala Devan  Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram Identity Card Number 540614-10-5729 look like? For the first time in this blog we have his photo!(above left)

But among the questions that are still puzzling are the following:

• Who gave Bala Devan the confidential letter of award for the Seremban-Gemas double track project between Malaysia and India?
• How did he get access to the total designs, specifications, drawings, pricing of the entire Seremban-Gemas project he showed to contractors to convince them?
• Who gave him two letters to Malaysian companies claimed to be from India’s Ministry of Railway’s Railway Board?
• An individual by the name of AP Misra was repeatedly named by Bala Devan. What is AP Misra’s role in all these allegations? Is he a victim or a player?
• Bala Devan had boasted about his contacts and connections in Chennai and New Delhi which includes high profile individuals in the Railway Board and even the Secretary of the Indian Prime Minister?
• There are prominent Indians in Chennai who will come forward as witnesses.
• What about the data in the 5 Star Hotels in Delhi and Chennai under the name of Devan Bala – A50854400646
• Have the Indian police the CPIB interviewed the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, his daughter and husband ‘Arvind’ who Bala Devan claims as relatives?
• In Malaysia - Why did the Police not act despite a comprehensive Police Report on Bala Devan and his brother as early as in 2006
• The Government of Malaysia must freeze all future projects to India now pending a review and investigations on these allegations. Public Interest demands this!
• Has INTERPOL being alerted?
• Is there a warrant of arrest for Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram Identity Card Number 540614-10-5729?
• Is some of the money from this fraud in Australia?

I had notified Indian government officials, but to date have not gotten any satisfactory reply in black-and-white, except a denial of any knowledge of the conman Bala Devan!

I have seen the receipts of the said purchases of items like expensive branded watches, pens, jewellery and suits alleged to be for policymakers (ministers of rail and members of the railway board) to facilitate these approvals!

I had personally visited New Delhi on three occasions and met the minister, senior railway ministry officials, the managing director and his top management team at Ircon International.

It’s for the Indian government to explain officially whether it is forgery or not but they have not!

CASSA received numerous complaints on the issue and urged those who have been cheated by this man to lodge police reports and to contact us in our hotline 016-3261700, promising confidentiality for informants.

A third party has also come forward to offer a reward of RM5,000 to anyone who could provide information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of T. Bala Devan who has financially ruined the lives of more than 47 individuals.

On Jan 7, 2008, the Malaysian government announced that Indian company, Ircon International Limited (a subsidiary of Indian Railway), won the RM3.45billion contract to build the Seremban-Gemas Electrification and Double Tracking railway system.

The 100km railway project is scheduled to be completed by 2012 but this scandal and another alleged to be ‘far more messy’ is lurking which could ruin future such awards and bilateral relationship with India!

Also read:

Conman bilking millions from double-tracking rail project

‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

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CONMAN BALA DEVAN - VICTIMS PILING UP! (Part 21)

Front paged in both Malaysian Nanban and Nanyang Siang Pau today is the Malaysia’s infamous Pathological liar and a conman who preys on defenseless women - Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram who had driven a borrowed Mercedes (one Red (NO:22)  another Silver (NO:50) ‘length and breath’ of the nation meeting individuals, brokers and corporate executives, construction company owners with a laptop in hand!

In the laptop, he carried price sensitive drawings, figures, specifications and prices for the Seremban to Gemas stretch of the Double Track Railway Project given to India (IRCON)!

In the laptop presentation – there was also the Letter of Award of the Malaysian Government to the Government of India for the Seremban to Gemas stretch.  

Unemployed con-man Baladevan Theaivendiram was an experienced hand at these schemes after all he was an ‘educated thief’ with help from the inside either from the Malaysia’s Ministry of Works, Railway Ministry India or the IRCON office in Kuala Lumpur or all three!

This morning I received more calls from victims in Perak and Penang all claiming they were victims!

Their confidence shattered with the breaking news in this blog and other Malaysian newspapers front paged based!

One still thinks he will get the ’signaling job’ after claiming to have paid Bala Devan RM200,000.00!

The truth is I have already had three contractors from whom Bala Devan had collected the same amount for the same job calling me!

One was from Penang, another from Ipoh, Perak and the third from Malacca!

Interesting, many more still hoping that this infamous Pathological liar and a conman will still deliver portions of the million ringgit double track Seremban to Gemas to them!

Beware he now may be claiming to be an agent for the Tampin to Gemas Railway stretch?

This two legged swine is capable of that -certainly!

After all he is not alone in this scam is he both he in Malaysia and over there in India?

For a 57 year old and a father of a teenager this is simply vulgar! What a role model is he?

Also read:

Conman bilking millions from double-tracking rail project

‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

CONMAN’S VICTIMS COME FORWARD-WORKS MINISTRY IMPLICATED!

SPECIAL REPORT IN FREE MALAYSIA TODAY!

Conman’s victims come forward; Works Ministry implicated

By Teoh El Sen

PETALING JAYA: Two more victims of conman Baladevan - a widow and a lady lawyer - have come forward with their own stories of how their lives were ruined by his scams.

This time, the plot thickened with the Works Ministry and the then minister S Samy Vellu being dragged into into the scandal.

Consumer Association of Subang and Shah Alam president Jacob George said that one of the victims, a 46-year-old lawyer lost RM500,000 and had been made bankrupt and disbarred because of the scandal.

She contacted George after he had highlighted in the media about Baladevan having allegedly swindled more than 40 local companies of over RM5 million.

George said: “The lawyer lodged a police report in 2006. In it, she claimed that the Baladevan and his brother, the then a private secretary to Samy Vellu were behind a scheme to procure three Malaysian government road works contracts in 2004”.

These were road upgrade and repair works along the Seremban to Senawang road; the Sungai Balang, Batu Pahat road; and the Lubok Cina, Malacca road.

Baladevan and his brother, said George, enticed the lawyer, who was then representing several contractors, saying that they were in a position due to their closeness to Samy Vellu, to provide them letter of awards for those projects.

“She said Baladevan had told her Samy Vellu wanted to help him and his brother and had allocated the said projects for them to give out ,” said George.

“There were several meetings between the two brothers in the private secretary’s office at the works ministry in Jalan Sultan Salahuddin, and a hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

Baladevan had asked the lawyer a sum of RM200,000 for one of the awards with an undertaking to give a letter signed by him to return the sum in the event of failure to get the project.

“She gave him the money but did not get the contract. Her calls went unanswered, and as a result legal action was taken by her contractor clients against her. She was made a bankrupt and disbarred,” said George.

Seeking clarification from Bukit Aman

In the case of the widow, also in her 40s, George said she lost RM200,000 as her husband was believed to be in discussions with Baladevan to receive a million-ringgit award to provide ballast and sand, as well as acquiring a quarry for the Seremban-Gemas double track project.

“According to the woman, Baladevan had already taken several thousands from her late husband after showing him price sensitive internal IRCON documents. But what’s worse was that the man had continued to visit her for more money even after her husband’s death.

George said he would be bringing this case to Bukit Aman to question police’s inaction despite a well-written and detailed police report the lady lawyer.

“If there had been action, not so many would have fallen prey to Baladevan’s cheating and fraud involving the Seremban to Gemas project.

“An arrest warrant should be issued and those who cheated individuals and companies be arrested and charged for this heinous crime,” said George, who is also arranging a meeting with Samy Vellu.

To date, the estimated losses suffered by Baladevan’s victims amount to about RM7 million, according to George.

Last week, the BN backbenchers club deputy chairman Bung Mokhtar Radin said its members were “very concerned” about the matter and promised to bring it up with Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha.

Also read:

Conman bilking millions from double-tracking rail project

‘Govt allows high-profile conmen to get away’

BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

INDIA ASKED - DID T.BALA DEVAN HAVE INDIAN PASSPORT? (DEVAN BALA – A-50854400646) (Part 19)

INDIA ASKED - DID MALAYSIAN T.BALA DEVAN HAVE INDIAN PASSPORT? (DEVAN BALA – A-50854400646)

To date we have alerted New Delhi, the Tamil Nadu CM’s Office and government of this matter and seeking their clarification on these claims!

I have personally alerted the Chief Secretary of the Tamil Nadu government!

For some inexplicable reason the Indian High Commission in Malaysia is silent despite the ‘shit hitting the fan’ and even the Indian Media contacting me!

I am now seeking an appointment with no nonsense and pro-active India’s Minister of Railway, HE Mamata Banerjee (above left) to share with her and hand over all relevant documents so that an internal probe could be conducted in Delhi - India, - Dr Jacob George

BALA DEVAN A. THEAIVENDIRAM AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THE COMMUNITY!

Pathological liar and a man who preys on defenseless women Bala Devan s/o A. Theaivendiram had driven a borrowed Mercedes (one Red another Silver) ‘length and breath’ of the nation meeting individuals, brokers and corporate executives, construction company owners with a laptop in hand!

In the laptop, he carried price sensitive drawings, figures, specifications and prices for the Seremban to Gemas stretch of the Double Track Railway Project given to India (IRCON)!

In the laptop presentation – there was also the Letter of Award of the Malaysian Government to the Government of India for the Seremban to Gemas stretch.  

Unemployed con-man Baladevan Theaivendiram was an experienced hand at these schemes but certainly he had help from the inside either from India or the IRCON office in Kuala Lumpur or both!

How else could he get his hands on price sensitive information which at one stage he wanted to sell at RM5 Million saying that that was the fees of the ‘inside men and to the Minister” but thank GOD – he had no takers!

Partly – after the last scheme in early 2000 he pulled off which ran into hundreds of thousands of ringgit (a conservative estimate) claiming to be Ministry of Railways India’s ‘consultant in the ‘organizing,co-ordinating and securing participation in the project called Ipoh-Padang Besar Double Tracking Railway Project’ Awarded to IRCON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED’ (I am here using the phrase he used in the –Bilateral Confidentiality And Non Disclosure Agreement between his RM2/- company ZEN BRIDGE SDN BHD and his victims!) no one believed him this time around as word about him was well circulated in the industry!

He proudly claimed the deal was not given to India despite a LOI so that’s why he and his people in Delhi could not deliver to those who paid him lots of money but with the Seremban to Gemas and perhaps also the speculated- (?) Tampin to Malacca he would!

Interesting spin!   

Those who were there this time were there only to assist to try to get back their monies or that of the many innocents but when he appeared on the scene again claiming that his confidant a high profile Ministry of Railways and former IRCON Staff who had served in Malaysia had given him the new data which he proudly showed all and sundry in his marketing endeavors and that he was the Uncle to G. Aravindan a Singaporean whom Baladevan claimed was married to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Hon’ble CM Dr Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi daughter Kanimozhi (above left) and that he was also brokering many projects from 3GTelecommunications, civil works and Tamil Nadu government contracts – this all added to the ‘persona’ he was trying to create and people gave him the benefit!

After all – it is all impressions is it not – so in India he always stayed in the Suites of 5 Star Hotels and he stayed at the Suite at TAJ COROMANDEL in Chennai as well and well served by their former Assistant Front Manager Ashish Loach and where many Tamil Nadu senior civil servants, politicians and brokers and others wanting opportunities gathered at the suite Baladevan stayed paid by the many victims of the scandalous schemes he initiated but this the Indians in Delhi and Chenna did not perhaps know!

Even - perhaps, that ‘Ministry of Railways contact’ who then was serving in Chennai and he had come to the suite as well to collect gifts!

Yes - I was there in that Suite as well and witnessed this as I led an investment delegation to Tamil Nadu for a contact development meeting during that week Baladevan was there!

But to those there - conman Baladevan was politically connected to the Tamil Nadu CM and they had several Ministers in the Federal Ministries and there were individuals in Delhi who he spoke of!

They did not know he was an unemployed conman who lived his life conning others!

The Government of India and their CBI officers can check con-man Baladevan Theaivendiram was a Starwood Preferred Guest under the name of DEVAN BALA – A50854400646 his Indian Passport?

Baladevan Theaivendiram alleged that under the advice of the ‘high profile inside man whose name I know’ he bought very expensive branded watches, Pens, Perfumes, Jewelery, medication  which all ran into a big fat expense and to date, he has (a conservative estimate used up RM7 Million of other people’s monies and destroyed careers and reputations).

He alleges he gave former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad –a Rolex watch, several others equally expensive watches in Delhi which includes the Railway Board - expensive gifts, watches which include senior politicians in the Tamil Nadu government!

I have in my care and control – alleged Railway board letters, a pen drive containing the price sensitive specifications and certainly the names of those who have been in sine-biotic relationship with this trickster and conman who is now bringing great shame to many innocents in Delhi and Tamil Nadu!

I have done my duty in alerting Delhi and Tamil Nadu and I have also given my mobile number - +60(0) 123664444 and I am ready to fly to Delhi and Tamil Nadu to meet any quarter to expose this scandal!

I have also asked for an appointment with Railway Minister HE Mamata Banerjee whom I have great respect for and it is her call!

I want to thank those from Delhi and Chennai and particularly from the media who have asked me to highlight the identities of those involved!

Though tempted, I will not highlight the identities of those Baladevan Theaivendiram has ‘fingered’ – they deserve the right to be heard and the truth to be revealed!

Their careers and future should not be destroyed and jeopardized by this scumbag who goes by the name of  Baladevan Theaivendiram unless an Indian comprehensive probe finds them guilty!

NEXT – SEX SCANDAL INVOLVING INDIAN CONTRACTORS STATIONED IN MALAYSIA?

NO TO ADULTERY!

BALA DEVAN A/L A THEAIVENDIRAM - POLICE REPORT MADE 2006!

CONMAN BALA DEVAN A/L A. THEAIVENDIRAM - MORE VICTIMS CRY FOR HELP!
SHOCK NO:1
1. Shocking that there was a police report made against Bala Devan a/l A Theaivendiram.

His brother Mogana Devan a/l A. Theaivendiram who at that material time was ‘Setiausaha Sulit/Peribadi’ to a Minister was also mentioned the said report made in 01/08/2006!

Nothing happened!

SHOCK NO:2
2. Shocking that Bala Devan a/l A. Theaivendiram is alleged to have taken hundreds of thousands of ringgit from many  contractors promising to give government projects through the Works Ministry especially the following:

a. Menaikan taraf Jalan Dari Seremban ke Senawang

b. Menaikan taraf Jalan Sg. Balang, Batu Pahat, Johor and

c. Memperelokkan Jalan yang sedia ada di Lubok Cina, Melaka.

The good news is I already have Bala Devan a/l A. Theaivendiram’s photograph - thanks to a relative!

It will be carried here and in all media! 

SHOCK NO:3

This bastard is also alleged to have taken another RM200,000.00 from another female!

How many more people have had their lives and profession ruined by this bastard?

I received SMS from the UK and US yesterday with ‘price sensitive information!’

My mobile has not stopped ringing!

Be careful Bala Devan is alleged to have an accomplice by the name of ‘Karim!’

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BN BACKBENCHERS ON TRAIL OF CONMAN ‘BALADEVAN’

BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’

BN backbenchers on the trail of conman ‘Baladevan’
By Teoh El Sen

KUALA LUMPUR: The Barisan Nasional backbenchers will be on the trail of suspected connman “Baladevan” who has allegedly swindled more than 40 local companies of over RM5 million.

Their Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BNBBC) will initiate an investigation into this well-dressed local man who uses the names of prominent figures in India and sensitive “government documents” to lure his unsuspecting victims.

BNBBC deputy chairman Bung Mokhtar Radin said its members were “very concerned” about the matter and will bring it up to Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha.

“If need be, we will also debate the issue at the next parliamentary session,” said Bung Mokhtar, who is Kinabatangan MP.

He was speaking at the Parliament House lobby today after Consumer Association of Subang and Shah Alam president Jacob George handed over a memorandum on this matter to the BNBBC.

“We will study the memorandum as it involves our nation’s dignity and these allegations have marred it. We want to make sure we are not seen to be involved… This is serious as it involves other countries,” Bung Mokhtar said.

Exhaustive investigation

Meanwhile, Jacob said the Transport Ministry and the government of India must undertake an exhaustive investigation.

“We are asking the Malaysian government to suspend all railway-related awards until this matter is cleared up. We are also asking that both countries set up a joint task force because this involves government documents,” he added.

“Indian government officials seem to have a symbiotic relationship with this man and they cannot wash their hands off ,” Jacob said.

He said a “mass police report” is being planned by the companies which fell victim to the alleged trickster.

FMT had reported that a local man claiming to have connections with high-profile figures in India had allegedly fleeced more than 40 local companies with offers of contracts in large-scale government projects.

The 56-year-old man, known only as “Baladevan”, had allegedly raked in more than RM5 million from his victims over the past 10 years.

One of the projects he had purportedly “sold” was the Seremban-Gemas double-tracking project in Negri Sembilan. Speaking in fluent Queen’s English, he allegedly tricked the companies into accepting his offer of becoming sub-contractors for the project.

Baladevan claimed that he had close ties with high-profile figures from India’s Ministry of Railways, Railway Board and the main contractor Ircon International Ltd. The man also would produce detailed documents of the railway plans and specifications as well as an “official” letter of awards between the two governments to prove that the whole undertaking was legitimate.

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CONMAN BALADEVAN SOUGHT - MPS ALERTED - INDIA SLAMMED!

PERSATUAN PENGGUNA SUBANG DAN SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR (CASSA)

CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF SUBANG AND SHAH ALAM, SELANGOR

(CASSA)

14 July 2010

CONMAN BILKING MILLIONS FROM DOUBLE-TRACKING RAIL PROJECT (103 KM - SEREMBAN TO GEMAS)

There will be a Press Conference at Parliament House by the Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam, Selangor (CASSA) when they hand over a Memorandum on the above matter to the BN MPs!

Venue: Malaysian Parliament

Time: 12.00 noon

Date: Thursday July 15/2010

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CONMAN BILKING MILLIONS FROM DOUBLE TRACKING RAIL PROJECT!

FREE MALAYSIA TODAY REPORT

Conman bilking millions from double-tracking rail project

By Teoh El Sen

PETALING JAYA: Well-dressed and speaking fluent Queen’s English, a local man claiming to have connections with high-profile figures in India, has allegedly conned more than 40 local companies with offers of contracts in large-scale government projects.

The man, a 56-year-old known only as ‘Baladevan’, has allegedly raked in over RM5 million from his victims in a span of 10 years.

One of the projects he ’sold’ to these companies was an offer to be sub-contractors in the Seremban-Gemas double-tracking project in Negeri Sembilan.

Baladevan claimed close relationship with high-profile figures from India’s Ministry of Railways, Railway Board and the main contractor Ircon International Limited.

The matter was brought to the attention of FMT by Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam (Cassa) president Jacob George.

Jacob initiated an extensive investigation into the man after two companies for which he had acted as legal advisor, fell victim to the scam.

He said the man’s modus operandi was to approach companies and individuals proposing deals to be sub-contractors for the project.

He would claim to have ties with the ‘powers that be’ and that he was appointed as the official middleman by them.

Baladevan would then show them ‘official documents’ including ‘a letter of award’ between the Malaysian and Indian governments to prove that he was legitimate.

To further convince his victims, he even provided the full detailed designs, specifications, and prices of the said projects, always shown on a laptop he carries.

His victims would then pay a fee, said to be around RM300,000 to RM400,000, to lobby for the contract. They would later realise they had been dupped after the suspect had disappeared.

Jacob added that the man used a RM2 company called Zen bridge Sdn Bhd in several of his dubious transactions.

“Baladevan could not have acted alone without assistance from individuals in Delhi and Chennai. The documents all looked legitimate.

“The government of India must do its part to ascertain that they conduct exhaustive investigations, leaving no stones unturned,” said Jacob.

Jacob said Baladevan had claimed that he was a relative of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi through marriage; claiming his nephew, a Singaporean by the name of G Aravindran was married to the CM’s daughter, Kanimozhi.

“He also tells people his brother had worked as a ’special officer’ to a former Works Minister S Samy Vellu. He was believable partly due to his age and the names he throws around and the people he has been seen with, ” said Jacob.

Indian government must come clean

Jacob urged the Indian government and the Ministry of Transport of Malaysia to investigate the following:

• Who gave Baladevan the confidential letter of award for the Seremban-Gemas double track project between Malaysia and India?
• How did he get access to the total designs, specifications, drawings, pricing of the entire Seremban-Gemas project he showed to contractors to convince them?
• Who gave him two letters to Malaysian companies claimed to be from India’s Ministry of Railway’s Railway Board?
• An individual by the name of AP Misra was repeatedly named by Baladevan. What is AP Misra’s role in all these allegations? Is he a victim or a player?

Jacob said he had notified Indian government officials, but to date, has not gotten any satisfactory reply in black-and-white, except a denial of any knowledge of the conman.

Jacob claimed Baladevan paid hundreds of thousands of ringgit to the said policymakers (ministers of rail and members of the railway board) to facilitate these approvals which included expensive branded watches, pens, jewellery and suits.

“I had personally visited New Delhi on three occasions and met the minister, senior railway ministry officials, the managing director and his top management team at Ircon International. It’s for the government to explain officially whether it is forgery or not,” said Jacob.

Jacob said Cassa received numerous complaints on the issue and urged those who have been cheated by this man to lodge police reports and to contact them at their hotline 016-3261700, promising confidentiality for informants.

“A third party has also come forward to offer a reward of RM5,000 to anyone who could provde information that will lead to the arrest and conviction of Baladevan who has financially ruined the lives of more than 27 individuals,” he added.

On Jan 7, 2008, the Malaysian government announced that Indian company, Ircon International Limited (a subsidiary of Indian Railway), won the RM3.45billion contract to build the Seremban-Gemas Electrification and Double Tracking railway system.

The 100km railway project is scheduled to be completed by 2012.

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WHY HIRE PURCHASE ACT 1967 IS VULGAR!

There is no doubt in my mind that there is a clandestine sin-biotic relationship between certain bank officials and the syndicates and their operatives! This has been going on for far too long at the expense of Malaysian consumers!’ - Dr Jacob George 

WHY HIRE PURCHASE ACT 1967 IS ABSOLUTELY VULGAR!

This is real! This is a nightmare for several decades and despite the outcries from Malaysian consumers many gave lip service that the said vulgar act will be amended but nothing came out of it!

Again we are hearing voices to that effect!

But let us look at a classic case of the operations of the Hire Purchase Act 1967!

Razak Abdullah bought a car at RM92, 0000.00! The loan was about RM70, 000, 00

For the last three year he has serviced his loan but after being retrenched his loan repayments though not seriously violated became irregular.

He received a letter from the said bank saying the following:

Take notice that the Bloodsucker Bank, who is the owner of the above hired by you under the agreement dated 24/01/07 intends to retake possession of the goods after the expiration of 21 days from the service of installment unless:

1. the arrears due on overdue installments  RM 2,856.00
2. the interest due RM30.13

All totaling RM2, 886.13 are paid on or before 18/01/10

In default you are liable to pay the sum of RM144, 803.50

For the record the borrower has already paid the sum of RM71, 990.00 to date.

The vehicle is worth less than RM60, 000.00 today!

Now what nonsense is this?

But that is the reality and there have been incidences where rude care repossesses or should we say - thugs are employed to intimidate and recover the vehicle but there are cases where they even settle for pocket money allowing the borrower to go until the next confrontation with the same!

If the car is repossessed and if it is a value buy syndicates are all arranged by bank insiders especially those in the second car dealer’s trade and commissions change hands after price sensitive information is given on the auction price!

So I am glad that Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob (above left) saying that vehicle owners can expect better protection against unscrupulous financial institutions once the proposed amendments to the Hire Purchase Act are approved by Parliament this year.

I am glad that he has agreed with me that the existing law was seen as being too much in favor of financial institutions with minimum protection for consumers.

He was also aware of the rude car repossessors appointed by financial institutions.

He is aware that there are cases where these thugs were harassing car owners even for being a day late in paying the vehicle loan monthly installments.

Consumers were also subjected to other forms of abuse even after their vehicles had been repossessed and auctioned.

We all know this is where the real nightmare begins as the car will be sold at an unreasonable low price and burdened with other exorbitant fees levied on the borrower.

The end result is the borrower ends up owing the financial institutions despite having their car sold!

I hope my friends in Parliament will do justice in the run up to the much needed amendments to this act that has been a nightmare serving only the vulgar interest of the banks, repossessors, thugs and others putting their hands in the honey pot at the expense of the Malaysian consumer!

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SPY CLAIM – NAJIB UNDERMINED - WASHINGTON EMBARRASSED!

WE need to look at ourselves in the mirror, many of our politicians have indeed a big foul mouth, a small heart and even a smaller brain despite claimed academic achievements!

Just because certain politicians have nothing but contempt for the opposition leader it is not an automatic passport to indulge in slanderous and defamatory actions!

We must have the intelligence, dedication and stature to win the ‘hearts and minds’ of the Malaysian electorate by our accountability, good governance, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and cronyism and not by trumped up allegations against one’s political foe which has now created discomfort between Washington and Putrajaya! - Dr Jacob George

SPY CLAIM – EMBARRASSES WASHINGTON- UNDERMINES NAJIB!

Just when you thought that the ‘tit for tat’ episode where Russia had accused the United States of trying to revive Cold War tensions with the arrest of 11 suspected members of a ‘’deep-cover'’ spy network was over, we hear senseless allegation in Malaysia made by the nation’s racist vernacular newspaper and by some inexplicable reason high profile politicians that a Malaysian Opposition leader was indeed a CIA agent and stooge!

What was worse was when as is the custom and convention here – all and sundry, with the aid of political morons felt they had to join in this chorus of unsubstantiated claim!

They even had the audacity to cite a blog in America that no one has ever heard of, let alone give it serious credence and accreditation!

But major damage has been done!

By that allegation it simply means that Washington is indulging in espionage activities against Malaysia by recruiting, financing and using local politicians!

More so when the claim was echoed by Malaysia’s Minister of Information, Communications, and Culture and as such Washington must and should respond if indeed the said claim was true!

If the claims are not true and the work of ‘political shenanigans and opportunists’ then in disgust and to make a point on international diplomacy, Washington should recall their ambassador until a public apology or resignation of the said minister was tendered and accepted and action taken by the home ministry against the racist paper!

This is serious stuff!

We must be professional and careful. We must be ethical!

WE need to look at ourselves in the mirror, many of our politicians have indeed a big foul mouth, a small heart and even a smaller brain despite claimed academic achievements!

Just because certain politicians have nothing but contempt for the opposition leader it is not an automatic passport to indulge in slanderous and defamatory actions!

We must have the intelligence, dedication and stature to win the ‘hearts and minds’ of the Malaysian electorate by our accountability, good governance, transparency, zero tolerance for corruption and cronyism and not by trumped up allegations against one’s political foe which has now created discomfort between Washington and Putrajaya!

It is a pity because if these political shenanigans thought they were indeed helping the present administration nothing can be further from the truth!

This is the classic ‘own goal’ that the premier may have been citing when he advised politicians and political leaders to work as a team rather than as prima donnas with their own agenda!

Every time the premier makes inroads in wining over a cross section of the masses there are individuals from his own camp whose actions and statements end up undermining, erasing or neutralizing that advantage!

How unfortunate!

This is another classic example where all the goodwill and advantage won over by the premier in Washington has been tarnished by unsubstantiated claims and eroding whatever goodwill won.

It is not my place to advice the Premier but as a friend it is my contention that these individuals are a massive obstacle that stands in our way to a successful realization of the 1Malaysia concept and the need to move forward by reconciling our polarized nation!

The premier must act against these quarters before more harm is done and more votes lost!

ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION TOURISM - NO!

NEW BITE IN MONEYLENDERS ACT NEEDS ENFORCEMENT!

NEW BITE IN MONEYLENDERS ACT NEEDS ENFORCEMENT!

Certainly, I  am glad that a bill to amend the Moneylenders Act 1951 has been tabled in the Dewan Rakyat for first reading by Housing and Local Government Minister Chor Chee Heung.

I am certainly glad that the said bill seeks to tighten regulation of the conduct of the money lending business by the licensee with new offences introduced in the bill.

On ‘face value’ it enhances the powers of the Registrar of Moneylenders and the Inspectors of Moneylenders as well as the police in the enforcement of the act.

Most importantly one would notice that the said bill has an amendment to counter illegal money lending by introducing new offences and increasing the penalty for serious offences such as conducting unlicensed money lending business including harassing and intimidating borrowers.

This is a much welcomed introduction and goes to the core of the complaints I have addressed over the decade!

Analyzing the bill you will find that the said penalty for those who carry out money lending business without license or an expired license is increased to RM1mil from RM100, 000 a ten fold increase!

The minimum penalty is increased from RM20, 000 to RM250, 000.

A striking and welcome introduction is that he said bill prohibits the licensee and unlicensed moneylender to employ an agent to invite any person to borrow money and looks ‘good on paper!’

It reads that any person who assists a moneylender, who is found guilty, is liable to a maximum jail term of two years and RM20, 000 fine or both.

We must remember that this trade today is truly syndicated and well entrenched and if you think that by just having another statute in the wings is enough to rid us of the scourge of these parasites and the ‘army of in-betweens’ which includes certain powers that be -  you are truly and sadly mistaken!

Ultimately it is all about enforcement without fear or favor! And where we are weakest!

But the said statute is a welcome start!

ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION TOURISM - NO!

TRANSPLANT TOURISM – BARBARIC ITS PLAIN GENOCIDE! (Part 3)

Transplant tourism should be recognized for the reality it is plain and simple - organ trafficking – no less dangerous and vulgar as drug trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking, money laundering, corruption, rape, murder, serious bodily harm or just genocide!

It is a barbaric act performed by professional barbarians masquerading as caring sensitive surgeons! - Dr Jacob George

TRANSPLANT TOURISM – IT IS BARBARIC AND GENOCIDE! (Part 3)

I want to thank all those sending me vital data and intelligence on Transplant Tourism which is certainly assisting me address the issue here in Malaysia!

Recently I am told on the calls made to the UK government to initiate ‘presumed consent’ to organ donation or allow a controlled donor compensation programme for unrelated live donors, in order to bring the “inhumane” practice of transplant tourism from the UK to an end!

To me that is absolute rubbish and there should be ‘no half measures’ in combating this perverse behavior!

The only solution is adhering STRICTLY to the Declaration of Istanbul on Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism

But I find it strange again that the call was made by no other but a practitioner writing in the British Medical Journal.

Professor Maqsood Noorani, former transplant surgeon at The Barts and The London NHS Trust in London, writes about his first hand experience as part of a transplant team trying to save the lives of British patients who have suffered complications after buying a kidney from a live donor in Pakistan.

We are told of the world’s poor countries including Pakistan, where organs come mainly from live unrelated donors.

As usual – we are told or there are claims they are voluntary donations, says Noorani, but in reality most are sold by the desperately poor and transplanted into the rich.

This exploits not only the poor but also women, who, according to Noorani’s professional experience, constitute 95% of related live donors. In the male dominated society of Pakistan these women often have no say over what happens to them.

I am aware that trade in kidneys has become a lucrative business in Pakistan as in other third world countries where private hospitals advertise their services in newspapers and on the internet.

Perhaps, Prof Noorani was citing it in a manner to bring it ‘under legislative and judicial control’ and stop donors and recipients dying?

He believes that Pakistan cannot simply change to a system like the UK where donation is made after death because this would encourage a black market in cadaver organs with people being killed for their organs.

Instead, governments of rich countries should put pressure on Pakistan to discourage these patients from traveling for organ transplants, and become self-sufficient themselves by introducing a presumed consent or controlled donor compensation system, he concludes.

I certainly do not agree with this or any ‘soft approach’ as the phrase itself - “transplant tourism” that trivializes the act!

We must always bear in mind that commercial transplantation carries huge risks for the organ recipients as well as others and it is a vicious circle!

There are cases of inadequate screening and testing has resulted in cases of HIV, hepatitis, malaria and tuberculosis.

There are cases where recipients also often receive substandard surgical care, wound management and immunosuppressant regimens.

Sellers are also vulnerable to harm from, for example, coercive organ brokers and organized crime syndicates and networks.

In India, Pakistan, Egypt and the Philippines, most donors receive less than $2000. The only winners are the organ brokers, established and trade marked private hospitals and businessman transplant surgeons who can charge recipients more than $80 000 and in Malaysia say RM350,000.00?

Transplant tourism should be recognized for the reality it is plain and simple - organ trafficking – no less dangerous and vulgar as drug trafficking, prostitution, human trafficking, money laundering, corruption, rape, murder, serious bodily harm or just genocide!

As such there must be international cross border cooperation and action to penalize those practicing this in a form of art and claiming they are ‘saving lives’ or giving another ‘an opportunity at life!’

I am aware transplant tourism is now a multi million dollar business even engaged or listed in certain country’s stock exchange!

And some who practiced it doing it quite openly, ‘with class’ and in distinguished private institutions, using politicians, political parties and public listed companies with one frame in mind – making obese profits for themselves and the institutions they work in and in the name of ‘progressive medicine’ but plain and simple to me, this is a barbaric act and carried out by a group of barbaric professionals at the expense of the poor, the desperate, marginalized and the helpless!

NO TO TRANSPLANT TOURISM!