Forget Sabah polls, analysts tell MIC

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James Chin of University of Tasmania says there is no seat in the state where Indians even make up 5% of the electorate.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/09/03/forget-sabah-polls-analysts-tell-mic   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/09/03/lupakan-saja-prn-sabah-mic-diberitahu   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #MIC #Sabah

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00:00Three political analysts have dismissed and MIC leaders claim that the party may someday contest

00:06for a seat in the Sabah Assembly, citing the state's complex political terrain and the limited

00:11size of its Indian electorate. James Chin of the University of Tasmania said no constituency in

00:17Sabah has more than 5% Indian voters, adding that if MIC contests, people will ask who they are

00:24trying to represent. Asmi Hassan of Academy Nusantara and University of Malaysia Sabah's Lee Kuo-teong

00:30said MIC would also struggle to overcome scepticism as a Peninsula-based party.

00:36Asmi said it would be difficult for MIC to find a partner, adding that the party lacks political

00:41traction even in Peninsula Malaysia. Lee said with the dominance of local parties in Sabah,

00:47it would be harder for MIC to get winnable seats without upsetting potential partners.

00:53He said it would be more realistic to appoint an MIC representative to one of the six nominated

00:58Assemblyman posts, but added that Sabah MIC must prove it is a local party rather than an important

01:05one for Malaya. The analysts were commenting on MIC Vice President Timurugia's remarks that the party

01:12might one day contest in Sabah to represent the Indian community. Natasha Bust, FMT.

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