Will the MIC drama end with the BN Supreme Council meeting in January?

 

BN Chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced that the status of MIC within BN will be discussed at the BN Supreme Council Meeting in January next year, not at the upcoming UMNO General Assembly in January 2026.

He clarified that UMNO and MIC hold equal status in BN, and a decision will be made at the council meeting. This follows reports that MIC’s recent annual general assembly deferred a decision on whether to remain in or exit BN, referring related motions to its Central Working Committee.

Zahid earlier said BN has yet to receive a letter from MIC regarding the party’s motion to leave the coalition. He also reminded BN component parties to think carefully before deciding to leave a coalition they had been part of for so long because those who leave the coalition will not be re-admitted in the future.

“Among us, don’t say one thing by day and another by night,” Zahid reportedly said on Dec 14.

“Politics is very dynamic. Don’t let it be merely because of being drunk on power from consuming too much intoxicating drink. Decisions are then made without considering that we have been friends for over 70 years. We’ll decide soon,” he added.

In response, MIC president SA Vigneswaran said that while his party is in no rush to decide on the matter, Zahid appeared overly eager for MIC to determine its future.

“MIC does not need to be pressured into making a decision in an unstable political climate. Whatever it is, MIC will make a decision soon and inform the BN leadership via letter in the near future,” Vigneswaran said. —  Focus Malaysia