Since the 2008 general election, MIC has been struggling to reclaim lost ground and now a bitter internal feud threatens to rip apart the party.

In the latest twist to the saga, Senator A Vigneswaran has lodged a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) demanding that the party's secretary-general G Kumar Aaman reveal proof of foul play in the Registrar of Societies (ROS)' probe into MIC elections.

The report was lodged with MACC on Jan 9, according to a statement by Kepong MIC division chairperson S Vell Paari today.

This was in retaliation to Kumar Aaman's ( left ) statement on Jan 8 in which he threatened to lodge a report with MACC against ROS over the election probe, which resulted in a ruling that MIC must re-elect its vice presidents and central working committee (CWC) members.

"Him withholding such information and not giving it to MACC is in itself a criminal offense," Vell Paari said.

In another statement, Vell Paari also threatened to seek legal redress against Kumar Aaman for continuing to act as secretary-general at a time when his appointment is being widely contested and challenged by many party members.

Though party president G Palanivel has the right to appoint any member of the CWC as the secretary general, the ROS directive had meant that the CWC is null and void, raising questions about Kumar Aaman's appointment.

"I will seek a legal redress against him in his personal capacity for acting in detriment of the congress," Vell Paari said.

"I will not hesitate to seek a court declaration where Palanivel will be named as party to the case, being the person responsible in breaching party constitution," he added.

Meanwhile, MIC Youth chief C Sivaraajh also branded Kumar Aaman as being "dictatorial and authoritarian" after the latter issued directives barring MIC members from holding press conferences critical of the party leadership at the party headquarters.

"This is like Gestapo tactics- ordering valid members to get prior approval by an invalid secretary general and getting security passes and clearance from security personnel.

“All these authoritarian measures will not legitimatise the illegitimacy of the new secretary- general," he said.