KUALA LUMPUR – MIC is reviewing its bid to join Perikatan Nasional (PN) following a change in the coalition’s leadership.
Party president Tan Sri S.A. Vigneswaran said the application was made when PN was led by Bersatu under Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, but the situation has since changed with PAS now at the helm.
“As far as the Supreme Council is concerned, the decision made at last year’s general meeting was based on PN being led by Bersatu. Now that PAS is leading, we need to bring this back to the grassroots,” he said.
He stressed that the move was not due to objections towards PAS, but to ensure any decision reflects the views of party members.
“We are not saying whether the party is extremist or otherwise. This is about the change in leadership. We do not want to make a decision that goes against the grassroots,” he added.
Vigneswaran said MIC will hold divisional and state-level meetings over the next two to three months to gather feedback before making a final decision.
The party had previously submitted its application to join PN on Nov 15 last year to Muhyiddin, who was then the coalition’s chairman.– April 2, 2026