Minority Rights Action Party
The Minority Rights Action Party or Malay: Parti Tindakan Hak Minoriti, abbreviated MIRA, is a political party in Malaysia. The party was among the latest new parties registration approved by the Registrar of Society in 2018. MIRA Party was founded by Kannan Ramasamy and Late Francis Rhajahh. The party's aims is to be voice of minority in Malaysia and establish policy for minorities along the UN Declaration on Minorities Right 1992.[1]
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Malay name | Parti Tindakan Hak Minoriti ڤرتي تيندقن حق مينوريتي |
Tamil name | சிறுபான்மை உரிமை செயல் கட்சி |
Chinese name | 少數民族權利行動黨 Shǎoshù mínzú quánlì xíngdòng dǎng |
Abbreviation | MIRA |
President | Late Francis Rhajahh |
Secretary-General | Kannan Ramasamy |
Acting President | R.Chandrasegaran |
Founder | Kannan Ramasamy |
Founded | 22 November 2018 |
Headquarters | Klang |
Ideology | Liberal democracy Minority rights Syncretic politics |
National affiliation | Pakatan Harapan (Strategic partners) |
Colours | Red, white |
Dewan Negara: | 0 / 70 |
Dewan Rakyat: | 0 / 222 |
Dewan Undangan Negeri: | 0 / 587 |
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Party being the first Indian Malaysian national bilingual and multi-racial party hope to join Pakatan Harapan to represent Indian community and other minorities in Malaysia.
Minority Rights Action Party was officially accepted as strategic partner of Pakatan Harapan in 2018.[2] Since then, it took a more neutral stance and planned to merge with a BN-friendly party, Parti Kuasa Rakyat, led by Kamaruzaman Yakob, brother of 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia Ismail Sabri Yaakob.[3]
Leadership structure
- President:
- K. Palanisamy (acting)[3]
- Deputy/Acting President:
- R.Chandrasegaran
- Secretary General:
- Kannan Ramasamy
- Treasurer General:
- Karthigesu Karuppiah
References
- "Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities".
- "Pakatan terima Hindraf dan Mira rakan strategik untuk PRU14". The Malaysian Insight. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- Kumar, B. Nantha (2022-02-22). "Abang PM digugur sebagai presiden sementara parti Mira". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2022-02-22.