KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 27 -- Barisan Nasional (BN) component MIC has now backtracked from its initial decision to join the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, its president Tan Sri SA Vigneswaran confirmed.

Speaking to Malay Mail, the former Senate president said his party arrived at the decision since Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) had also decided to not join the said coalition, ahead of a purported launch set for Merdeka Day next week.

"I was under the impression that Umno and BN will join PN, but when Umno gave a statement through the president that they are not joining, then the decision taken by MIC's central working committee (CWC) which was based on the fact that Umno and BN will join PN, is void.

"So since they are not joining, tha...