Malaysian Indian Justice Party (Malay: Parti Keadilan India Malaysia, Tamil: மலேசிய இந்திய நீதிக் கட்சி, romanized: Malēciya intiya nītik kaṭci; abbrev: MIJP) is a political party representing the Indian community in Malaysia.[1][2] It is a relatively new party, was among the latest 20 new parties registration approved by the Registrar of Society (RoS) and just received permission to operate as a political party in 2013.[3] The party is pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition party and even campaigned for BN in the 2018 Malaysian general election (GE14).[4] The party is closely related to Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, BN Deputy Chairman then.[5][6]
Malaysian Indian Justice Party Parti Keadilan India Malaysia மலேசிய இந்திய நீதிக் கட்சி | |
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Abbreviation | MIJP |
President | A.SriJeewanathan |
Secretary-General | R. Mookan |
Deputy president | Vingneswaran |
Vice-president | Parameswaran |
Founder | V. Arikrishna |
Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Klang, Selangor, Malaysia |
Ideology | Hindu nationalism Dravidian parties |
Colours | Yellow, red, blue |
Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
Sabah State Legislative Assembly: | 0 / 60 |
Party flag | |
Website | |
Malaysian Indian Justice Party on Facebook | |
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edit- ^ "Small parties battle the odds". The Star. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "ROS: Ada logo pertubuhan serupa kongsi gelap" (in Malay). Sinar Harian. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ "ROS approves 20 new political parties". Bernama. fz.com. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ "MIJP going all out to garner support for Barisan". The Star. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Ahmad Zahid: Barisan-friendly parties and NGOs fully behind us". The Star. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ Shaarani Ismail (8 May 2018). "Tarik pengundi kelabu sokong BN" (in Malay). myMetro. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2018.