MIC sees PN as light at tunnel’s end, say sources
The MIC is said to be moving towards quitting Barisan Nasional (BN) to work with Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the next general election, with party leaders seeing the opposition bloc as their “light at the end of a very dark tunnel”.
A party source said MIC believes its position in BN has become untenable, with Umno now focused only on its own political survival, leaving its traditional allies, MIC and MCA, to fend for themselves.
For example, the source said Umno could have easily given up two of its ministerial posts to MCA and MIC if it were serious about retaining continued support from its two longstanding allies.
“We’ve reached a dead end in BN,” the source told FMT.
The source also said MIC leaders were convinced the party is unlikely to be assigned many seats to contest for the next general election (GE16).
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