SEREMBAN: MIC acting president Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam said he is focused on holding the party’s re-elections as soon as possible to enable it to return to normalcy, according to a Bernama report.

“Towards this end, MIC is giving priority to completing the party’s re-election before October.

“What happened during the past 18 months has only disrupted the party and brought it to a standstill,” Subramaniam said.

“We cannot remain static ... we want to resolve its (MIC) internal crisis. Moreover, it will also have an impact on our performance in the next general election.

“Now that Umno has decided to postpone its party elections for 18 months, we must be ready as well. If not, that’s it...” he told reporters after launching the MySihat programme at SJK (T) Rantau in Negeri Sembilan.

Subramaniam, who is health minister, urged heads of branches and leaders at the grass-roots level to understand the urgency of the current situation. 

He said the leaders needed to restore the party quickly so that it could function as soon as possible.

“If we do not do that, then we will face serious problems. To restore the party to normalcy is the most important thing and that’s my responsibility,” he said. — Bernama/The Malaysian Insider

This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on June 30, 2015.