Indian-based political parties can join the Barisan Nasional (BN) as
associate or affiliate members but not as a component parties, said MIC
president G Palanivel. "They can become
affiliate or associate members. We have no objections. But as a main component
(in BN) we will not allow other Indian-based parties to get full membership
status, (and) we will walk out (if it is otherwise)," he told a press conference
after closing the party's 65th general assembly in Putrajaya today.
He said MIC had all along been the largest political party representing the Indian community in BN and that it would not allow any other splinter Indian-based political groups to usurp its role.
However, the party welcomed these groups to join the MIC, he said, adding that some of them had shown positive response when approached. However, he refrained from revealing who they were.
Among the other Indian-based political parties in the country are the Indian Progressive Party (IPF), Malaysian Makkal Sakti (MMS) and Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP). The Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (KIMMA) has become an affiliate member of Umno since Aug 27, 2010. Earlier, in his speech, Palanivel said it was vital for the party members to be registered as voters.
"Currently only 390,000 party members (out of 600,000) have registered as voters, and I am confident that by December, we will be able to get the remaining members to be registered as voters."I want to turn MIC into a powerful voting block,” he added.
'Set up economic advancement body'
Meanwhile the general assembly approved a resolution asking the government to set up an Indian Community Economic Empowerment Authority under the Finance Ministry. The resolution called for significant actions to be taken to uplift the economy of the Indian community. It was one of nine resolutions on politics, governmental affairs, education and socio-economics adopted at the two-day assembly.
The resolution also called a special mechanism to be created to help hardcore poor Indians to own homes. The general assembly also approved unanimously a motion to give full support to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's leadership and G Palanivel as MIC President.
In education, MIC also called on the government to give serious attention in providing pre-school facilities in at least 87 per cent of the total number of Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SRJKT) nationwide. At present only 18.7 per cent of the schools have such facilities.
The motion was made in line with the prime minister's announcement that pre-school education was an important component in the national education system. The party also approved a resolution asking the government to offer more training and skill courses in the form of grants to the Indian community.
MIC also asked the government to consider giving automatic citizenship to permanent residents who had been residing in Malaysian since pre-independence year and those born in Malaysia after Independence but had remained under the stateless category.
He said MIC had all along been the largest political party representing the Indian community in BN and that it would not allow any other splinter Indian-based political groups to usurp its role.
However, the party welcomed these groups to join the MIC, he said, adding that some of them had shown positive response when approached. However, he refrained from revealing who they were.
Among the other Indian-based political parties in the country are the Indian Progressive Party (IPF), Malaysian Makkal Sakti (MMS) and Malaysian Indian United Party (MIUP). The Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (KIMMA) has become an affiliate member of Umno since Aug 27, 2010. Earlier, in his speech, Palanivel said it was vital for the party members to be registered as voters.
"Currently only 390,000 party members (out of 600,000) have registered as voters, and I am confident that by December, we will be able to get the remaining members to be registered as voters."I want to turn MIC into a powerful voting block,” he added.
'Set up economic advancement body'
Meanwhile the general assembly approved a resolution asking the government to set up an Indian Community Economic Empowerment Authority under the Finance Ministry. The resolution called for significant actions to be taken to uplift the economy of the Indian community. It was one of nine resolutions on politics, governmental affairs, education and socio-economics adopted at the two-day assembly.
The resolution also called a special mechanism to be created to help hardcore poor Indians to own homes. The general assembly also approved unanimously a motion to give full support to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's leadership and G Palanivel as MIC President.
In education, MIC also called on the government to give serious attention in providing pre-school facilities in at least 87 per cent of the total number of Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SRJKT) nationwide. At present only 18.7 per cent of the schools have such facilities.
The motion was made in line with the prime minister's announcement that pre-school education was an important component in the national education system. The party also approved a resolution asking the government to offer more training and skill courses in the form of grants to the Indian community.
MIC also asked the government to consider giving automatic citizenship to permanent residents who had been residing in Malaysian since pre-independence year and those born in Malaysia after Independence but had remained under the stateless category.
Source- Bernama
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