KULAI: An MIC councillor had been regularly missing council meetings, and has even gone missing for four months.

The councillor, in his 40s, from the Kulai Municipal council is said to have the worst attendance record among 28 MIC councillors in the state’s 14 councils.

The party has two councillors in Kulai.

It is learnt the councillor, who is also a businessman, is a member of several committees overseeing issues related to licensing, health, finance, general issues, development and public works.

It is learnt the issue about his poor attendance was raised in a full council meeting in Sept after he failed to turn up for meetings in June, July, August and September.

Subsequently, the man attended two meetings in October but did not come for any of the meetings so far this month.

Each month, the councillors have to attend one full council meeting and their respective committee meetings.

Councillors get a RM500 monthly allowance and free parking throughout the state.

Council president Ismail Karim confirmed that the councillor had not been attending meetings regularly and had the worst attendance.

Ismail added that he had raised the matter with the councillor who said he was too busy to attend the meetings.

State MIC chief Datuk K.S. Balakrishnan said they were aware of the situation and would look into the matter.