Abandon incumbency formula for next GE, says MIC

MIC number 2, Datuk M Saravanan has called upon BN to abandon the incumbency formula in determining candidates for the next general election.

“If we had followed this formula, we wouldn’t have given up the Cameron Highlands (parliamentary seat) to Umno,” he said at BN’s golden jubilee celebrations at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur today.

Former MIC vice president Datuk C Sivaraj won the seat with a slim 597 vote majority but his win was nullified by the Election Court for vote buying.

BN then fielded Umno candidate Ramli Nor who became the first Orang Asli MP in 2019.

He also defended the seat in the 15th general election with 4544 vote majority.

Saravanan pointed during the six state polls there were negotiations but only one seat was offered to the MIC leading it to abandon the state polls altogether.

“With the current formula, you’ll never become a candidate,” he said.