Malaysian Solidarity Convention
| Leader | Lee Kuan Yew |
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| Founder | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Founded | May 9, 1965 |
| Dissolved | June 10, 1966 |
| Headquarters | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Ideology | Civic nationalism Multiracialism Malaysian Malaysia Anti-Article 153 |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| Member parties | |
| Dewan Negara | 0 / 70 (2nd Parliament of Malaysia)
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| Dewan Rakyat | 17 / 159 (2nd Parliament of Malaysia)
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The Malaysian Solidarity Convention was a confederation of political parties formed on 9 May 1965 at Sri Temasek in Singapore. The confederation existed until 9 August to oppose Article 153 of the Constitution of Malaysia.
This article specifically provided special quotas for the Malay and other indigenous peoples of Malaysia in admission to the public service and to public education institutions, and the awarding of public scholarships and trade licences. It also authorised the government to create Malay monopolies in particular trades. Critics have called such affirmative action for the Malays to be racial discrimination against other Malaysian citizens, with the goal of creating a Malay supremacist state.
The rallying motto of MSC was Malaysian Malaysia, equal rights for all citizens regardless of race or religion. It was not a mere tautology because it distinguished between nationality and ethnic classification. The complaint was that Malaysia was not being "Malaysian" by discriminating against non-Malay Malaysians, and was rather being a "Malay Malaysia".