KUALA LUMPUR: Barisan Nasional plans to field People’s Progressive Party candidates in the next general election, subject to agreement from MIC’s top leadership.
BN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the plan would require the agreement of MIC president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran and deputy president Datuk Seri M Saravanan.
“I am determined that, with the agreement of Tan Sri Viki (Vigneswaran) and Datuk Seri Saravanan, we will field PPP candidates in the next general election,” he said at the PPP Deepavali open house here today.
In January, PPP, previously known as MyPPP, was readmitted as a component party of the coalition.
Zahid said he respected PPP president Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan for keeping the party in BN.
He also referred to BN’s recent election victories in Johor, Negri Sembilan and Melaka, saying that despite differences of opinion, the coalition had come together again as one family.
“In a football tournament, three wins in a row is a hat-trick. This is a very stylish victory for BN.
“This is a people’s movement. It is also divine intervention,” he said.
He said BN had to work hard and smart but, most importantly, show care and courtesy to all Malaysians, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or language.
“We do not need to shout and scream or keep saying ‘sakau’ here and there.
“We talk about the good things. Let people say what they want about us, but we will speak well of ourselves. This is the beauty of BN,” he said.