MIC Youth chief K Raven Kumar said the 75-year-old party had worked hard to develop Tamil schools and thus its leaders would do their best to preserve them.

“Vernacular Tamil schools are our assets, our heartbeat. Therefore, MIC Youth will not allow anyone to touch SJK Tamil schools,” he said in his speech at the MIC Youth, Wanita, Putera and Puteri delegates meeting at Wisma MCA here today.

He said defending and championing SJK Tamil schools, as provided for in the Malaysian constitution, is one of the four resolutions approved at the MIC Youth meeting today.

The second resolution adopted concerns MIC Youth’s pledge to help Indian youths by introducing them to job opportunities and producing new Indian entrepreneurs.

The other two resolutions concern MIC Youth’s role in helping Indian youths to pursue education until the university level and participate in sports with a view to representing their states and the country.

Wanita MIC adopted three resolutions, including one supporting the leadership of Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and MIC president S Vigneswaran.

The meeting was attended by 1,500 delegates. The MIC’s main general assembly will be held tomorrow.