There needs to be an Indian political party independent from the influence of Pakatan Harapan or Perikatan Nasional, said P Ramasamy.

Only then a "true course" can be charted to benefit the Indian community in the country, stressed the former Penang deputy chief minister.

"It is within the democratic rights of Indians to form a political party or NGO to advance their rights. It is a truism to state that the Indian community has been miserably left...