{
  "id": 11942402,
  "title": "Jangan persalahkan golongan muda India persoal sumbangan MIC, kata Saravanan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/jangan-persalahkan-golongan-muda-india-persoal-sumbangan-mic-kata-11942402",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T13:06:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/04/jangan-persalahkan-golongan-muda-india-persoal-sumbangan-mic-kata-saravanan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Malaysia's MIC Deputy President M Saravanan has warned young Indian people not to blame the party for its contributions to the nation, saying the party failed to document its leaders' achievements adequately. Saravanan stated that the current generation might be the last one with direct knowledge of the contributions made by the MIC's previous leaders. If the history is not documented properly within the next 10 years, it will disappear, he warned. Saravanan made these remarks while launching the biographies of former MIC President V Manickavasagam, who served the party from 1973 until his death in 1979. Manickavasagam led MIC during the tenure of three prime ministers - Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra, Abdul Razak Hussein, and Hussein Onn, and played a significant role in Malaysia's development, particularly in transportation, telecommunication, and infrastructure. He highlighted Manickavasagam's role in establishing social security protection, which led to the creation of the Social Security Organization (Perkeso), as well as VT Sambanthan's contribution in building the Parliament building and Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang. Saravanan also emphasized Manickavasagam's role in setting up the Malaysian Airline System (MAS) following the separation of Malaysia-Singapore Airlines. He stressed that education is key to transforming society, and Manickavasagam started technical and vocational education programs for the Indian community several decades before the issue gained widespread attention. He also pointed out how the MIC headquarters building was established without borrowing funds, making it a significant achievement of Manickavasagam's leadership that should be preserved in the party's history.",
  "summary": "Timbalan presiden MIC kata sumbangan pemimpin-pemimpin terdahulu akan dilupakan jika tidak dokumentasikan dengan secukupnya.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Jangan persalahkan golongan muda India persoal sumbangan MIC, kata Saravanan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/jangan-persalahkan-golongan-muda-india-persoal-sumbangan-mic-kata",
        "published": "2026-10-04T13:06:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}