KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi says he will seek clarification from MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran regarding the possibility of the party joining Perikatan Nasional.
The Barisan Nasional chairman said he would have a discussion with Vigneswaran soon.
"I will ask him myself later," he told reporters when met after the launch of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Encyclopedia and the appointment of translators and editors at DBP here on Friday (Sept 19).
It was previously reported that Vigneswaran had expressed MIC's openness to cooperate with or join Perikatan but clarified that it was still at an early stage and had not been finalised.
He was also quoted as saying that MIC's relationship with PAS and Bersatu was not as hostile as the old rivalry between Umno and DAP.
"MIC has worked with the leadership of PAS and Bersatu before without any problems," he said.
On Sept 12, PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man claimed that several parties had expressed interest in joining Perikatan but declined to name them when asked if they included Barisan component parties. – Bernama
