Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party | |
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| Malay name | Parti Makkal Sakti Malaysia ڤرتي مقكل سقتي مليسيا |
| Chinese name | 馬來西亞人民力量黨 马来西亚人民力量党 Mǎláixīyà rénmín lìliáng dǎng |
| Tamil name | மலேசியா மக்கள் சக்தி கட்சி Malēciyā makkaḷ cakti kaṭci |
| Abbreviation | MMSP |
| President | R.S. Thanenthiran |
| Founder | R.S. Thanenthiran |
| Founded | 11 May 2009 |
| Split from | Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) |
| Headquarters | Shah Alam,Selangor |
| Ideology | Dravidian politics |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| National affiliation | Barisan Nasional (2020 – present) (Friends of BN)[1] |
| Colours | Yellow, orange, red, brown |
| Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
| Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
| Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 607 |
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TheMalaysia Makkal Sakti Party (Malay:Parti Makkal Sakti Malaysia;Tamil:மலேசியா மக்கள் சக்தி கட்சி,romanized: Malēciyā Makkaḷ Cakti Kaṭci;abbrev:MMSP) is a political party inMalaysia that seeks to champion ethnic Malaysian-Indian issues. MMSP is an offshoot but unaffiliated of the apolitical NGO ofHindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) formed by its former coordinatorR.S. Thanenthiran and his detractors faction aligned to the rulingBarisan Nasional (BN)'sUnited Malays National Organisation (UMNO) government then whoes actrocities the movement had been fighting against. It had even copied the NGO's slogan of People's Power (மக்கள் சக்தி / Makkal Sakti) as the party name.[2][3][4]
The MMSP which was officially launched by the new prime ministerNajib Abdul Razak then on 10 October 2009,[2] has been allegedly sponsored byBarisan Nasional (BN) although the party had denied at the beginning,[5] MMSP maintains friendly relations with BN though it is not an official party member of the BN coalition and even supported it openly in the2018 general election (GE14).[1][6] MMSP seeks to be admitted to the coalition and had stated it will not seek for election seats.[7] Somehow the party decided other wise and has instead demanded to contest under BN in three parliamentary and seven state seats inNext Malaysian general election (GE15),[8] after being considered a 'Friends of BN' party.[9][10][11][12] In September 2021, BN chairmanAhmad Zahid Hamidi has announced that MMSP will be given seats to contest by the coalition in GE15.[13] On 30 January 2022, after UMNO secretary-generalAhmad Maslan's meeting with MMSP which had pledged its supports for BN, also had given a positive indication on the party be given a seat to contest in the2022 Johor state election.[14][15]
| Election | Total seats won | Seats contested | Total votes | Voting Percentage | Outcome of election | Election leader |
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| 2022 | 0 / 222 | 1 | 10,660 | 0.07 | No representation in Parliament(Friends of BN) | R.S. Thanentiran |
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