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KUALA LUMPUR, SUN:
MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said today it is up to Indian Progressive Front (IPF) president Datuk M.G. Pandithan to merge his party with the MIC.
Samy Vellu said he had told Pandithan that he was open to any proposal in the interest of the Indian community.
“It’s up to him to do…I told him earlier, no objection to any proposal,” he told reporters after the first session of the 61st MIC general assembly debate at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here today.
About 1,400 delegates attended the two-day assembly which ended today.
Yesterday, Pandithan attended the assembly after almost 20 years. The enmity between Samy Vellu and Pandithan began in 1988 when Pandithan, then MIC vice-president, was issued a show-cause letter for allegedly practising caste-oriented politics.
In August 1990, Pandithan formed the IPF. Previously, IPF applied to join Barisan Nasional (BN) but was unsuccessful due to MIC’s objection.
Both leaders met again at the Ijok by-election campaign last month after many years and they promised to work together in the larger interest of the Indian community.
