More than 20,000 MIC delegates from 140 divisions nationwide will elect three vice-presidents and 21 members of the party’s central working committee (CWC) for the 2021-2024 term.
MIC secretary-general M Asojan (above) said the voting process begins at 4pm today and is expected to be completed at 7pm.
Normally, the election of the 75-year-old party's top leadership is held simultaneously with the annual general assembly (AGM), but this year it is being held separately.
The three vice-president posts will also witness fierce competition among six candidates.
Incumbents T Mohan, C Sivarraajh, and T Murugiah are being challenged by Asojan, party Information chief V Gunalan, and executive secretary AK Ramalingam.
A total of 60 candidates will be contesting for the 21 posts in the CWC.
They include former deputy education minister P Kamalanathan, former party secretary A Sakhtivel, as well as former youth chiefs Thinalan Rajagopal and N Muneandy.
Previously, SA Vigneswaran defended his MIC presidency after winning the post unopposed while M Saravanan also returned unopposed as deputy president.
Elections for the party's wings took place on Oct 30 which saw Tenggaroh assemblyperson K Raven Kumar win the Youth chief post unopposed while Mohana Muniandy took the Women chief post after defeating challenger J Usha Nandhini.
A Kishva and R Puvaneswary won the Putera and Puteri youth head posts.
- Bernama
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