Malaysian Indian Congress

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Malaysian Indian Congress
Malay name	Kongres India Se-Malaysia كوڠݢريس اينديا سمليسيا
Chinese name	馬來西亞印度國民大會 马来西亚印度国民大会 Mǎláixīyà Yìndù Guómín Dàhuì
Tamil name	மலேசிய இந்திய காங்கிரஸ் Malēciya Intiya Kāṅkiras
Abbreviation	MIC / ம.இ.கா
President	Vigneswaran Sanasee
Secretary-General	Rajasekaran Thiyagarajan
Spokesperson	Thinalan Rajagopalu
Deputy President	Saravanan Murugan
Vice-President	Mohan Thangarasu Murugiah Thopasamy Asojan Muniyandy Vell Paari Tun S.Samy Vellu Kohilan Pillai Appu
Youth Leader	Raven Kumar Krishnasamy
Woman Leader	Mohana Muniandy Raman
Putera Leader Puteri Leader	Kishva Ambigapathy Puvaneswary Rajaram
Founder	John Thivy
Founded	4 August 1946
Preceded by	Malayan Indian Congress
Headquarters	6th floor, Menara Manicavasagam, No. 1, Jalan Rahmat, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Newspaper	MIC Times Tamil Malar Makkal Osai
Youth wing	MIC Youth Movement
Women's wing	MIC Women's Movement
Men's youth wing	MIC Putera Movement
Women's youth wing	MIC Puteri Movement
Ideology	Malaysian Indian interests Social conservatism Dravidian movement
National affiliation	All-Malaya Council of Joint Action (1948–1953) Alliance (1954–1973) Barisan Nasional (since 1973) Allied coalitions: Perikatan Nasional (2020–2022) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (since 2020) Unity Government with PH-BN-GPS-GRS-Warisan (since November 2022)
Colours	Green and white
Anthem	Saathanai Namathu Kaiyile
Dewan Negara:	3 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:	1 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:	5 / 611
Party flag
Website
www.mic.org.my
Politics of Malaysia Political parties Elections

The Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC; Tamil: மலேசிய இந்திய காங்கிரஸ், romanized: Malēciya Intiya Kāṅkiras; formerly known as Malayan Indian Congress) is a Malaysian political party. It is one of the founding members of the coalition Barisan Nasional, previously known as the Alliance, which was in power from when the country achieved independence in 1957 until the elections in 2018. The party was among the first to fight for Malayan Independence and is one of the oldest parties in Malaysia.

The MIC was established in August 1946 to advocate for Indian independence from British colonial rule. After India gained its independence, MIC turned its focus to the struggle for the independence of Malaya (now Malaysia), which was achieved in 1957. It positioned itself to represent the Indian community in Malaya in the post-World War II development of the country. The MIC, the United Malays National Organisation and the Malaysian Chinese Association formed the National Alliance in 1954. The National Alliance incorporated additional parties and became the Barisan Nasional in 1973.

The MIC was once the largest party representing the Indian community,^{[further explanation needed]} but has performed poorly in elections since 2008, losing out to Pakatan Harapan, which also represents majority of the Indian community.