MIC president SA Vigneswaran said the woman in the video, deemed sexy by some social media users, is not an MIC member and the party would be foolish to carry out an election campaign in such a manner.

“It is an insult to our intelligence if our members resort to this. Obviously, this is an attempt by our enemies to smear us with this TikTok clip. I don’t wish to name anyone blindly but to resort to this cheap tactic only shows it could be our political rivals,” he told FMT.

In the original 60-second video clip, the woman, who is using the handle @gayathrimoorthioficial2, is seen clad in a saree dancing to a popular song with a matching beat. The woman, Gayathri Moorthi, is an actress and model.

However, the original clip posted by her did not have any BN-related logos. Instead, the video that has since gone viral shows a BN logo, as well as two small logos on either side with the words “Tetap BN” (Definitely BN).

Vigneswaran said while the woman may not be responsible for the MIC and BN logos, it must have been superimposed by the party’s rivals as the 15th general election (GE15) is around the corner.

“MIC will not resort to such cheap publicity campaigns and dirty tactics.

“At stake in GE15 is the future of our nation and the people’s wellbeing. We are working hard to defend our community and help uplift them. We don’t indulge in this kind of rubbish,” he said.