After failing to win in its former stronghold of Sungai Siput in Perak for three consecutive elections, MIC should let Umno contest the seat in the next election, said Sungai Siput Puteri Umno chief Norazura Abdul Karim.

The seat was held by former MIC presidents VT Sambanthan from 1959 to 1974 and S Samy Vellu from 1974 to 2008. However, in 2008, Parti Sosialis Malaysia candidate Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj toppled Samy while running under the PKR banner.