Malaysian Indian Congress
Malaysian Indian Congress | |
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| Malay name | Kongres India Se-Malaysia كوڠݢريس اينديا سمليسيا |
| Chinese name | 马来西亚印度国民大会 Mǎláixīyà Yìndù Guómín Dàhuì |
| Tamil name | மலேசிய இந்திய காங்கிரஸ் Malēciya Intiya Kāṅkiras |
| Abbreviation | MIC / ம.இ.கா |
| President | Vigneswaran Sanasee |
| Secretary-General | Ananthan Somasundaram |
| Spokesperson | Ramalingam Krishnamoorthy |
| Deputy President | Saravanan Murugan |
| Vice-President | Asojan Muniyandy Murugiah Thopasamy Nelson Renganathan Vell Paari Samy Vellu Ramasamy Muthusamy |
| Youth Leader | Arvind Krishnan |
| Woman Leader | Saraswathy Nallathamby |
| Putera Leader Puteri Leader | Shatesh Kumar
Teeba Solaimalai |
| Founder | John Thivy |
| Founded | 4 August 1946 |
| Preceded by | Malayan Indian Congress |
| Headquarters | 6th floor, Menara Manicavasagam, No. 1, Jalan Rahmat, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Newspaper | MIC Times Tamil Malar Makkal Osai |
| Youth wing | MIC Youth Movement |
| Women's wing | MIC Women Movement |
| Putera Wing | MIC Putera Movement |
| Puteri Wing | MIC Puteri Movement |
| Ideology | Malaysian Indian interests Social conservatism Dravidian movement |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| National affiliation | All-Malaya Council of Joint Action (1948–1953) Alliance (1954–1973) Barisan Nasional (since 1974) |
| Colours | Green and white |
| Anthem | Saathanai Namathu Kaiyile |
| Dewan Negara: | 2 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 1 / 222 |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 5 / 611 |
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The Malaysian Indian Congress (abbrev: MIC; Malay: Kongres India Se-Malaysia), formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress, is a Malaysian political party. Founded in 1946 to advocate for Indian independence from British colonial rule, it turned its focus to the struggle for independence of Malaya (now Malaysia). It positioned itself to represent the Indian community in Malaya and was a founding member of the Alliance along with the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) and Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), which later became Barisan Nasional. Previously seen as the political representative of Malaysian Indians, it has become increasingly marginalised electorally since 2008.