MIC Youth has launched a sharp rebuttal against Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, accusing him of practising political double standards while questioning MIC’s position within the coalition. The youth wing argued that criticisms directed at MIC were misplaced and should instead be reflected upon by UMNO’s own leadership.
MIC Youth chief K Arvind said the narrative of leaders speaking one way publicly and acting differently behind the scenes was more closely associated with UMNO’s recent political conduct. He pointed to UMNO’s past campaign posture during the last general election, when its leadership strongly rejected cooperation with certain political rivals, only to later facilitate the party’s entry into a unity government alongside those same groups. According to Arvind, this shift represented the clearest example of political inconsistency.
His remarks came in response to Ahmad Zahid’s recent statement that BN had yet to receive an official letter from MIC regarding its internal discussion on whether to remain in the coalition. The BN chairman had indicated that if MIC failed to decide on its future, BN leadership would step in to make the decision on the party’s behalf. He also reminded long-standing component parties to carefully consider the consequences of leaving a coalition they had been part of for decades, particularly in an increasingly fluid political environment.
Ahmad Zahid further cautioned against impulsive political decisions driven by emotion or ambition, suggesting that loyalty and long-standing friendships should be weighed carefully before any major realignment. He referenced previous instances of parties seeking to rejoin coalitions, underscoring the unpredictable nature of contemporary politics.
Arvind rejected the suggestion that MIC was acting out of ambition or emotional impulse, countering that the party had remained loyal to BN despite being sidelined in government decision-making. He argued that MIC had never exited the coalition and was merely seeking fair treatment and recognition as an equal partner, rather than being reduced to a symbolic presence.
He also criticised BN’s willingness to align with former rivals at both federal and state levels, citing post-election developments in Sabah as an example of decisions made out of political expediency rather than principle. In his view, such moves raised legitimate questions about who was truly acting out of desperation or power intoxication.
MIC Youth stressed that loyalty should not be demanded unilaterally, particularly when a party feels marginalised in policy formulation and power-sharing arrangements. Arvind maintained that decades of loyalty could not be used to justify silence in the face of exclusion.
The uncertainty surrounding MIC’s future in BN remains unresolved. The party’s annual general meeting last month opted to defer a final decision, granting its president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran and the Central Working Committee the mandate to determine MIC’s next course of action.
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