Minority Rights Action Party

Political party in Malaysia

Minority Rights Action Party

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| Datuk A. Chandrakumanan
Secretary-General| Kannan Ramasamy
President| Datuk A. Candrakumanan
Founder| Kannan Ramasamy and Late Francis Rhajahh
Founded| 22 November 2018
Headquarters| Klang
Ideology| Liberal democracy
Minority rights
Centrism

National affiliation| Perikatan Nasional
(Friends of PN)
International affiliation| Minority Rights Group ohchr.org
Colours| Red, white
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The Minority Rights Action Party or Malay: Parti Tindakan Hak Minoriti, abbreviated MIRA, is a political party in Malaysia. The party was an active party and was formed in 2017 by a group of human rights activist led by Kannan Ramasamy and educationist Late Francis Rhajahh. It was approved registration by the Registrar of Society in November 2018. MIRA Party was co-founded by Kannan Ramasamy and Late Francis Rhajahh. The party's aims is to be voice of minority in Malaysia and to establish policy for minorities along the UN Declaration on Minorities Right 1992.[1]

Party being the first Indian Malaysian national bilingual and multi-racial party. It joined Perikatan Nasional as Friends of PN to represent Indian community and other minorities in Malaysia.

## History

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Minority Rights Action Party was once accepted as strategic partner of Pakatan Harapan in February 2018 before the GE14.[2] Since then, it took a more neutral stance and the government led by BN as friendly party.

On 19 December 2021, Kamarazaman Yaakob announced taking over Minority Rights Action Party (MIRA) and were named as president in order for it to be rebrand to Kuasa Rakyat.[3]Months later, he were dropped from MINA presidency while waiting for Registrar of Society application on the rebrand.[4]

On 4 August 2023, MIRA Party was officially appointed into Perikatan Nasional as Friends of PN under Fasal 5 of Perikatan Nasional by law. The ceremony was done at Hilton Double Tree Hotel I-city after the launch of PN Manifesto for Selangor. The certificate dated 17 July and appointment letter were given by PN Chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to Sec Gen Kannan Ramasamy and President Datuk A.Chandrakumanan. [5][6]

With the current of Malaysia political landscape where most of Indian majority parties are aligned to so called unity government, MIRA Party continue to be the voice of minorities and be the check and balance voices on the minority Indians and other communities needs on Pakatan Harapan lead mixed government policies and tasks.

## Leadership structure

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* President:
* Datuk A. Chandrakumanan
* Deputy President:
* Datuk Krishnan
* Secretary General:
* Kannan Ramasamy
* Treasurer General:
* Karthigesu Karuppiah

## See also

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* Politics of Malaysia
* List of political parties in Malaysia

## References

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1. ^ "Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities".
2. ^ "Pakatan terima Hindraf dan Mira rakan strategik untuk PRU14". The Malaysian Insight. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
3. ^ Palanisamy, Ravin (2021-12-26). "Kuasa Rakyat takes over Indian party, Kamarazaman named president". The Malaysian Insight. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
4. ^ Jun, Soo Wern (2022-02-22). "PM's brother Kamarazaman dropped as Mira president pending Kuasa merger". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
5. ^ "Parti MIRA, IMAN wakil kaum India, India Muslim kini rakan baru PN". BH Online. 3 August 2023.
6. ^ "மிரா கட்சி இந்திய பிரதிநிதி, இந்திய முஸ்லீம் இப்போது PN இன் புதிய பங்காளி". myvelicham.com. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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