MIC today stated its intention to contest nine parliamentary and 10 state seats in the coming 14th General Election (GE14).
Its president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said, the matter was still under discussion with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who is also Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman.
"We will also discuss with BN components and there is also possibility MIC will be given different seats this time," he told a press conference after MIC's 70th annual general meeting at the Putra World Trade Centre here today.
In GE13, MIC won four out of the nine parliamentary seats it contested and five out of 18 state seats. The BN won 133 seats out of the 222 up for grabs.
Earlier, in his speech, Dr Subramaniam said, via his 11th Development Action Plan, MIC was now in the process of engaging the community through various programmes with priority given to issues related to the younger generation.
This, he said, included the plan to set up 500 new branches with all of them to be led by graduates by the end of Dec 2016, as part of the party's rejuvenation programme which was in line with current political situation.
Dr Subramaniam, who is also Health Minister, said BN needed to invest a lot more in empowering the use of social media in countering the "perception war" ahead of GE14.
Saying that the GE14 would be the 'mother of all elections', Dr Subramaniam called for a transformation in the BN spirit, to strengthen the power sharing concept between various races in the party and to maintain the 60 years of joint leadership in administrating the country.
Dr Subramaniam also noted that opportunities for Indians in the public sector had yet to show any change although the Prime Minister had approved 1,500 permanent positions for the community last year.
"Until now, there were no appointments made, as the Public Service Commission said the positions were not needed," he said.
The MIC president also touched on education, job opportunities, housing, micro businesses, skills training, health and sosio-psychology. -- BERNAMA
Bernama
Sun Oct 16 2016
Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam says, MIC via its 11th Development Action Plan is in the process of engaging the community through various programmes with priority given to issues related to the younger generation. - fotoBERNAMA
SDG: UTP lahir pelajar berkemahiran, tinggi tanggungjawab sosial
UTP berhasrat mendidik pelajar bukan sahaja untuk mahir dalam aspek teknikal tetapi juga untuk menjadi warganegara yang bertanggungjawab.
MAA semak semula unjuran jualan kenderaan 2024 kepada 765,000 unit
Persatuan Automotif Malaysia (MAA) telah menyemak semula unjuran jualan kenderaan bermotor baharu bagi 2024 kepada 765,000 unit daripada anggaran sebelumnya sebanyak 740,000 unit.
RUU 355: Pindaan perlu untuk praktikaliti, keadilan
Apa sahaja pindaan terhadap akta itu perlu berjalan selari dengan persediaan mereka yang bertanggungjawab melaksanakannya.
Rasionalisasi RON95 dijangka beri impak lebih besar kepada PKS - SAMENTA
SAMENTA menjangkakan rasionalisasi RON95 akan memberi impak yang lebih besar kepada perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) berbanding pelarasan subsidi diesel.
Malaysia sasar pengeluaran 40 peratus sektor akuakultur menjelang 2030
Malaysia menyasarkan pengeluaran 40 peratus hasil sektor akuakultur menjelang 2030 dalam usaha membantu mengimbangi keperluan perikanan negara.
10 Berita Pilihan - (16 Julai 2024
Antara pelbagai berita dalam dan luar negara yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI, berikut adalah yang paling menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari ini.
PAC beri tempoh tiga bulan kepada HRD Corp
Jawatankuasa Kira-kira Wang Negara (PAC) memberi tempoh tiga bulan kepada Perbadanan Pembangunan Sumber Manusia (HRD Corp) untuk mengemukakan laporan tindakan susulan terhadap syor jawatankuasa itu.
Kylian Mbappe tandatangan kontrak dengan Real Madrid
Bintang bola sepak Perancis Kylian Mbappe menandatangani kontrak selama lima tahun dengan kelab Sepanyol Real Madrid pada Selasa.
Pelepasan ketujuh air sisa nuklear Fukushima ke laut selesai
Jepun telah menyelesaikan pusingan ketujuh pelepasan air sisa radioaktif yang dirawat dari loji kuasa nuklear Fukushima Daiichi ke Lautan Pasifik pada Selasa.
Empat termasuk kapten maut dalam pertempuran
Empat anggota tentera India termasuk kapten meninggal dunia akibat kecederaan selepas pertempuuran pada malam isnin di Hutan Desa.