MIC and PAS make way in by-election by not contesting


Discussing matters: Vigneswaran (right) attending the CWC meeting with MIC vice-president Datuk T. Mohan (centre) and CWC member Datuk M. Saravanan at the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: The decision by MIC and PAS not to contest in the Port Dickson by-election makes Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s path to the Dewan Rakyat slightly easier.

MIC president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran said the party would sit out the by-election despite contesting the parliamentary seat in Negri Sembilan in the past few general elections.

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