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Datuk Seri M. Saravanan said this is one of the motions that will be presented at the 78th MIC General Assembly on Sept 15.

The people of Tapah are currently in need of sufficient affordable housing in line with the increased population in the constituency.

On challenges faced during GE15, Saravanan admitted that social media was the biggest challenge to overcome as it was very influential.

MIC is prepared to change the seats it will be contesting in the GE15 if other BN component parties have bigger chances of winning.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob visited Brickfields last night to look at the preparations ahead of Deepavali.

MIC hopes to be given more than nine parliamentary seats to contest in the GE15 based on the increased support for the party from the Indian community.

MIC will still be contesting the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat in the upcoming GE15 amid rumours that it will be given to UMNO.

Employers must give employees time off or leave if the election day falls on a working day, said Human Resources Minister, Datuk Seri M. Saravanan.

Saravanan has described the claim that the Deepavali celebration on Oct 24, ahead of the GE15, as 'political drama' by the opposition.

Socso will implement adjustments in cost of living for existing recipients of scheduled benefits and an increase in the minimum pension rate under its Invalidity Scheme.

Saravanan has given an assurance that employment opportunities for local citizens will not be affected by the influx of foreign workers.

MIC has appointed election machinery coordinators at all parliamentary and state constituencies it had contested previously.

TalentCorp needs to be empowered to ensure that the agency achieves its original goal to bring home talents including professionals who migrated overseas because of better offers.

The cases of Malaysian workers being victims of job scams in Cambodia will not affect discussions to bring in workers from that country.

There are still delays by employers even though approvals have been given by the government.

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