Angela Hager
The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) is facing tough competition from a new Indian Party, the Malaysian Makkal Sakti (MSP). The MIC has been a part of the Barisan Nasional (BN), a coalition that has long ruled over Malaysia, but a year ago was shunned in elections. Now the ruling coalition has given its blessing to the new party.
Prime Minister Najib Razak presided over the debut of the new party, which sprang out of a banned human rights group. Razak has said he would work with anyone who agreed to work with and support his government. The MSP has not yet made any plans to join to coalition, focusing instead on improving conditions for Indians within Malaysia.
The future of the MIC in the ruling coalition is very uncertain.
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