LETS CELEBRATE THE INSTITUTION CALLED MIC

2nd March 2010

LET’S CELEBRATE THE INSTITUTION CALLED MIC

MIC was founded in August 1946; I couldn't find any date to accurately say this is the day MIC was founded, month of August has 31 days, so which day it is? Where to get all this info, there must be some documents submitted to get MIC registered at that time. Even UMNO had their date 11th May 1946 but MIC always referred as August 1946.

Our own National Archives should have some documents because when our nation were in dispute with Singapore over the Pulau Batu Putih (Pedra Branca Island) we could have won the case on that fateful 23rd May 2008 at the International Court of Justice if we had a document that was signed by the Johore Sultanate somewhere between 1824 - 1850. That document says that the British government asked the Johore Sultanate for his royal approval to build a lighthouse on that island. The lighthouse, known as Horsburg Lighthouse was build between 1850 - 1851. The document was in our national archive but found missing, a mysterious professor has taken it for research purposes and it was never returned, that's the explanation and that is the story i read on the internet. I am not sure how true that story was but for certain our National Archive didn't have a photocopy machine at that time.

Well, forget about the island, missing document's or mysterious professor, my point is, if the archive can safe keep documents dated almost 100 years before MIC were formed, why can't there be any documents on the formation of the MIC itself. I'm sure everyone will be thinking what is the purpose, why now, what difference's it's going to make or we have survived 64 years without a date so shut the hell up. MIC is not about one person or a group of people but it's an Institution. It has a birthday but no death certificate, it is ageless, timeless and definitely the solid concrete floor that gave us the platform in this country.

We celebrate a lot of occasions in MIC, leader's birthdays, winning candidates in the General Election, Minister's appointments, Senator's appointments, winning CWC candidates, Governments allocations, Newly build Tamil School's, Amazing Temples, Our own University and colleges or even a newly elected Branch chairman or a new Branch. We celebrate with garlands, mementos, shawls, offerings, pooja’s, Front page News, claps and cheers.

All this is possible because of the solid concrete floor called MIC, but have we celebrated MIC the 64 year old institution, the core for all these celebration. That’s why the date is so important, the day we offer our gratitude and prayers to the Institution that kept us dignified and walk tall among other races in these country. Of course many will say all the celebration listed above is for the achievement and victory by the people from MIC, therefore the celebration is also towards the Institution. Well, it's probably true but there is 365 days in a year, just take a day in the month of August and celebrate as MIC Day, we honor people who contributed to the Indian community, we invite other races to participate as "1 Malaysia" and we give award's and acknowledgment's to all those Indian's who excel in various field throughout our country.

Why we should do that?

MIC is 64 years old now, there were no other Indian organization in Malaya before us, we are the first Indian party which helped to form the first government. MIC are the father figure to all the Indians in Malaya and Malaysia and we should act like one, close ranks and bring about unity among all of us. Our strength are measured by the unity of our people and our fight for our community.

We should take a little bit of time to ponder unto this, I’m sure there’s a solutions out there, let’s hear it.

Thank You.

Captain…..