SHAH ALAM: MIC’s Central Working Committee (CWC) will study the resolution passed at the party’s 79th Annual General Assembly to leave the Barisan Nasional coalition before determining the next course of action, says Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran (pic).
The party president said delegates also gave him and the CWC the mandate to decide on the party’s future direction.
Vigneswaran said MIC remains fully committed to supporting the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim until the end of his mandate, regardless of any political decisions the party may subsequently take.
“We are still firm in giving support to him (Anwar) for the next two years. We keep our word.
“We are not with any other party,” he told a press conference after winding up the delegates’ debate at the assembly, held at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) here yesterday.
Vigneswaran said he had explained to Anwar the constraints and challenges faced by MIC, stressing that these issues did not stem from Pakatan Harapan, Bernama reported.
He said MIC has not decided to join any political coalition, and a formal decision on leaving Barisan has yet to be finalised.
He said that he had not met Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to discuss the possibility of MIC leaving the coalition.
Earlier, delegates unanimously supported the resolution to quit Barisan and left it to the leadership to determine the appropriate timing to do so and explore new political alignments.
Vigneswaran added that the party’s actions are not driven by political motives, but by the need to ensure that any power-sharing arrangement is grounded in dignity and principle.
Vigneswaran also urged party leaders and grassroots members to speak the language of the youth to renew their struggle.
Vigneswaran said young Malaysians are intelligent, outspoken, and unafraid to voice criticism, and they will not support a party that refuses to change.
“They want sincerity, action, and... quick replies to WhatsApp messages. If we reply after a week, they think we have resigned,” he said.
