MIC president SA Vigneswaran says the party will hold a meeting to discuss formally joining Perikatan Nasional, after PN confirmed it approved the application last year. #MIC #PerikatanNasional #BarisanNasional #MalaysiaPolitics
MIC will convene a meeting to discuss its formal entry into Perikatan Nasional (PN), party president SA Vigneswaran said today, even though the coalition has already approved the party’s application.
Vigneswaran said he would chair the meeting soon, but did not provide a specific date.
‘I will discuss the matter with the central working committee to join PN. We will meet very soon and announce the date,’ he told reporters at an event in Bukit Kemuning today.
PN Confirms Application Approved
On Thursday, former PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed that the coalition had approved MIC’s application to join.
Muhyiddin said PN had agreed to accept MIC as early as last year and was waiting for the party to make its move.
Speculation of Leaving BN
Talk of MIC leaving Barisan Nasional (BN) has been ongoing for some time. The speculation intensified especially after the party’s 79th annual general assembly last November.
During that assembly, delegates approved a motion empowering the leadership to consider such a move. This came amid expressed dissatisfaction over the party’s role and relevance within the coalition.
Several Umno leaders, however, have repeatedly dismissed the speculation. BN secretary-general Zambry Abd Kadir said the coalition had received no official notification from MIC and insisted it remained part of BN.
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