V. Manickavasagam

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Tan Sri V. Manickavasagam is the sixth president of the Malaysian Indian Congress from 1973 - 1978. He was also fomer Minister for Communication in the Malaysian cabinet.

[edit] President of MIC

Under Manickavasagam's leadership, the MIC was put on a strong footing with Buildings, Offices and Staff in various parts of the country and the party system organised and its capacity to deal with issues enhanced.

It was during this period that the MIC as member of the Alliance became part of the Barisan Nasional. The party sponsored the Nesa Multipurpose Cooperative and the MIC Unit Trust as part of its programme for economic ventures, and also set up the MIC Education Fund for members children and the Malaysian Indian Scholarship Fund for higher education as well as acquiring an Institute for training Indians in technical and trade skills.

As a party in Government, the MIC continues to play a key role as a pragmatic moderator forging the diverse forces into a common will for the unity and wellbeing of the country. In this perspective the Constitution of the Party itself stipulates in its aims and objects amongst others that the Congress shall uphold and preserve the Constitution of Malaysia and the principles of Rukun Negara, promote and maintain inter-racial good will and harmony and promote the advancement of Malaysia in cooperation with other communities.

Manickavasagam pioneered the Blue Book, an orchestrated effort of a think-tank of top Indian business, political and education leaders collaborating to augment the future of the Indian community.