KUALA LUMPUR: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said he would now devote his time towards rebuilding the party and reuniting the Indian community.
He called on the Indians to set aside their differences.
“Nothing is too little, too late. We can always start afresh and look towards a new beginning,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Samy Vellu said that although the morale of some members was deflated after the stunning defeat of many of the party’s candidates, he stressed that the 62-year-old MIC was still intact.
“I am confident the party will regain the confidence of the Indian voters. We need to rebuild the party and bring in young people who will take over the leadership,” he said.
The MIC contested nine parliamentary and 19 state seats in the March 8 polls but won in only three parliamentary seats and seven state seats.
It was the party's worst performance.
Samy Vellu urged party leaders at the grassroots to remain united and carry on with their work.
He said the MIC hoped to recruit at least 300,000 members from the younger generation. The MIC currently has a membership of 630,000 people with 3,700 branches.
“Towards this end, the Youth, Putera and Puteri wings will be strengthened,” said Samy Vellu.
He said many of the younger generation had voted for the Opposition in the last general election for various reasons.
He said the MIC would conduct a post-mortem on the performance of its candidates and the voting trends among the Indians.
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