The Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party ( ms, Parti Makkal Sakti Malaysia; ta, மலேசியா மக்கள் சக்தி கட்சி, Malēciyā Makkaḷ Cakti Kaṭci;

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: MMSP) is a political party in

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

that seeks to champion ethnic Malaysian-Indian issues. MMSP is an offshoot but unaffiliated of the apolitical NGO of

Hindu Rights Action Force Hindu Rights Action Force, better known by its acronym HINDRAF ( ms, Barisan Bertindak Hak-Hak Hindu, ta, இந்து உரிமைகள் போராட்டக் குழு, Intu Urimaikaḷ Pōrāṭṭak Kuḻu); is a Hindu- acti ...

(HINDRAF) formed by its former coordinator

R.S. Thanenthiran Datuk Seri R.S. Thanenthiran (born 4 July 1963) is a Malaysian politician and businessman. He is the founder and current president of the Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party (MMSP). Background Thanenthiran was born on 4 July 1963 at Sungai Petani, Ke ...

and his detractors faction aligned to the ruling

Barisan Nasional The National Front ( ms, Barisan Nasional; abbrev: BN) is a political coalition of Malaysia that was founded in 1973 as a coalition of centre-right and right-wing political parties. It is also the third largest political coalition with 30 se ...

(BN)'s

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(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. The MMSP which was officially launched by the new Prime Minister

Najib Abdul Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

then on 10 October 2009, has been allegedly sponsored by

(BN) although the party had denied at the beginning, MMSP maintains friendly relations with BN though it is not an official party member of the BN coalition and even supported it openly in the 2018 general election (GE14). MMSP seeks to be admitted to the coalition and had stated it will not seek for election seats. Somehow the party decided other wise and has instead demanded to contest under BN in three parliamentary and seven state seats in

Next Malaysian general election The 2022 Malaysian general election, formally the 15th Malaysian general election (GE15; Malay language, Malay: ''Pilihan raya umum ke-15''), was held on Saturday, 19 November 2022 to elect the 222 members of the Dewan Rakyat in the 15th Parlia ...

(GE15), after being considered a 'Friends of BN' party. In September 2021, BN chairman

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi ( ms, أحمد زاهد بن حميدي, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 4 January 1953) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th and 14th Deputy Prime Minister from July 2015 to M ...

has announced that MMSP will be given seats to contest by the coalition in GE15. On 30 January 2022, after UMNO secretary-general

Ahmad Maslan Datuk Seri Haji Ahmad bin Maslan ( Jawi: ; born 30 April 1966) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Finance I in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under Prime Minister and Minister Anwar Ibrahim since Decemb ...

'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 the

2022 Johor state election The 2022 Johor state election, formally the 15th Johor general election, took place on 12 March 2022. The election was to elect 56 members of the 15th Johor State Legislative Assembly. The previous assembly was dissolved on 22 January 2022. T ...

General election results

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General election results

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