{
  "id": 16398452,
  "title": "Indian MPs, once vocal against MIC, have gone silent, says author",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/indian-mps-once-vocal-against-mic-have-gone-silent-says-author",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-24T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/10/25/indian-mps-once-vocal-against-mic-have-gone-silent-says-author"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indian MPs who once vocally criticized the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) for failing to uplift the Indian community have become silent when it comes to addressing the issues affecting marginalized Indians, according to author Janakey Raman Manickam. Manickam, a former menial laborer, claims that the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) MPs, in particular, were vocal about the plight of poor Indians before the 2018 general election. However, Manickam asserts that these same MPs have gone silent since joining the government, failing to speak up about the ongoing problems faced by marginalized Indians.",
  "summary": "Janakey Raman Manickam says MPs who once criticised MIC’s then president S Samy Vellu for failing poor Indians have themselves failed the community.",
  "key_points": [
    "Janakey Raman Manickam, author, notes Indian MPs' silence on MIC issues",
    "DAP and PKR MPs were vocal about marginalized Indians' plight pre-2018 election",
    "MPs joined government, stopped speaking up about marginalized Indians' problems"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}