MIC sees PN as light at tunnel’s end, say sources

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Party insiders say MIC is close to leaving Barisan Nasional to join Perikatan Nasional, as the party has hit a ‘dead end’ under its current coalition.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/10/09/mic-sees-pn-as-light-at-tunnels-end-say-sources   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/10/09/mic-lihat-pn-cahaya-di-hujung-terowong-dakwa-sumber   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 #PerikatanNasional #BarisanNasional

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00:00The MIC is said to be moving towards quitting Barisan Nacional to work with Perkatan Nacional in the next general election,

00:08with party leaders seeing the opposition bloc as their light at the end of a very dark tunnel.

00:13A party source said MIC believes its position in BN has become untenable,

00:19with UMNO now focused only on its own political survival and leaving traditional allies like MIC and MCA to fend for themselves.

00:28The source said UMNO could have easily given up two of its ministerial posts to MCA and MIC

00:35if it were serious about retaining continued support from them and that MIC has reached a dead end in BN.

00:42MIC leaders are convinced the party is unlikely to be assigned many seats in the next general election

00:49after contesting 11 seats in the 15th general election but winning only TAPA,

00:54leaving Deputy President M Saravanan the lone representative in the Dewan Rakyat.

00:59The source said MIC's influence has waned sharply since BN lost its two-thirds majority in 2008

01:06and frustration with the unity government has been growing,

01:09with Saravanan claiming the party was cheated of a promised cabinet post after GE15.

01:15Party President SA Vigneswaran has insisted MIC is keeping its options open,

01:21but another insider said a final decision is expected after a meeting with BN Chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

01:28to discuss grassroots sentiment among Indian voters.

01:31PN is likely to allow MIC to contest some of its traditional seats,

01:36with insiders saying MIC must regain its dignity,

01:40and with Malay voters shifting to PN in mixed seats like Kota Kemuning,

01:44Indian votes are becoming critical as support has already tilted to the opposition.

01:49Pan Yuzhou, FMT

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