KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said the party was interested to swap two state seats in Perak with other Barisan Nasional parties for the coming general election.
He said the MIC would give up the Behrang and Pasir Panjang seats and instead, take up Buntong, which consists of 48 per cent Indian population, and another seat, which was still under negotiation.
He said, in case the MIC did not get the seat which the party requested for in Perak, it would look at Dengkil in Selangor as the second option.
“This is an ongoing discussion. We will not let go of the nine parliamentary and 19 state seats. All will remain with us,” Palanivel told reporters after the opening ceremony of the party’s 66th annual general assembly held at the Putra World Trade Centre here yesterday.
The day-long AGM which was officiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, was attended by 1,500 delegates and 2,000 observers. — Bernama