The MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur has witnessed its fair share of flaring tempers and tense moments over the years.

Today, anger was etched in the faces of former president G Palanivel's supporters who came in droves to the building in an attempt to reclaim it.

Following this, representatives from both camps locked horns in a discussion which lasted for more than five hours as dozens of police personnel kept watch outside.

As a result of the negotiations, for the first time in the party's history, its headquarters will be managed by two separate administrations until the crisis is resolved within the next few weeks.

This also includes managing the respective branches aligned to either Subramaniam or Palanivel.

Speaking to reporters later, MIC deputy president SK Devamany said the two camps have reached a point to resolve the protracted internal crisis.

Based on this understanding, AK Ramalingam, the secretary-general of Palanivel's camp, will manage the 1,800 branches supportive of the former president whereas A Sakthivel will handle the more than 2,600 branches aligned to Subramaniam.

"We want all 1,800 branches to return to MIC and that is why we agreed to work with Palanivel's camp," said Devamany.

Apart from this, there was also a dispute on the nomination for branch chiefs and to reinstate those who lost their membership, including Palanivel.

The former MIC president was automatically expelled after bringing the party matter to court.

The others were Ramalingam, N Balakrishnan, former vice-president S Sothinathan and ex-secretary-general A Prakash Rao.

Meanwhile, L Siva Subramaniam, the information chief for Palanivel's camp, wanted branch leaders to boycott if their rivals did not agree to the condition of holding simultaneous nominations.

"Reinstate the five who have been expelled without conditions. Return all the branches...," he thundered.