Malaysian Indian Congress

Malaysian Indian Congress
Malay nameKongres India Se-Malaysia
AbbreviationMIC / ம.இ.கா
PresidentVigneswaran Sanasee
Secretary-GeneralAnanthan Somasundaram
SpokespersonRamalingam Krishnamoorthy
Deputy PresidentSaravanan Murugan
Vice-PresidentAsojan Muniyandy
Murugiah Thopasamy
Nelson Renganathan
Vell Paari Samy Vellu
Ramasamy Muthusamy
Youth LeaderArvind Krishnan
Woman LeaderSaraswathy Nallathamby
Putera Leader
Puteri Leader
Shatesh Kumar
Teeba Solaimalai
FounderJohn Thivy
Founded4 August 1946
Preceded byMalayan Indian Congress
Headquarters6th floor, Menara Manicavasagam, No. 1, Jalan Rahmat, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NewspaperMIC Times
Tamil Malar
Makkal Osai
Youth wingMIC Youth Movement
Women's wingMIC Women Movement
Putera WingMIC Putera Movement
Puteri WingMIC Puteri Movement
IdeologyMalaysian Indian interests
Social conservatism
Dravidian movement
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationAll-Malaya Council of Joint Action (1948–1953)
Alliance (1954–1973)
Barisan Nasional (since 1973)
Colours  Green and white
AnthemSaathanai Namathu Kaiyile
Dewan Negara:
3 / 70
Dewan Rakyat:
1 / 222
Dewan Undangan Negeri:
5 / 611
Party flag
Website
www.mic.org.my

The Malaysian Indian Congress (abbrev: MIC; Malay: Kongres India Se-Malaysia),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, but has performed poorly in elections since 2008, losing out to Pakatan Harapan, which also represents majority of the Indian community.

In 2024, MIC expressed its support to a Unity Government led by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.