COMMENT | Despite being one of the oldest political parties in the country, MIC remains shackled under the dominance of Umno within the BN coalition.

Recently, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi pushed for the reinstatement of all seven ministerial posts to Umno, following the resignation of Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz from the party, reducing it to six.

Zahid’s demand that the vacant seat be filled by another Umno leader has drawn criticism, particularly from MIC strategic director R Thinalan.

Thinalan slammed Zahid’s approach, saying Umno was acting as...