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Kami Orang Sini Juga Episode 7: Modi, Vijay and the Battle for Malaysian-Indian Political Attention
36 mins·15:00, 26 May 2026
Kami Orang Sini Juga Episode 7: Modi, Vijay and the Battle for Malaysian-Indian Political Attention
36 mins
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15:00, 26 May 2026
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Guest: Shalini Muniapan, Researcher, IMAN Research
Kami Orang Sini Juga is a mini-series in collaboration with IMAN Research.
This series explores how young Malaysian Indians and Chinese understand identity, belonging, and their place in Malaysia today. It builds on IMAN’s earlier project, Orang Kita, which focused on Malay Muslim youth.
In the seventh episode, we unpack a bit of the history of one of the most well-organised far-right organisations in the world, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and explore whether it has spread its wings to Malaysia. We also talk about actor-turned politician Vijay (who recently won the Tamil Nadu elections and became its chief minister) and how he is capturing the political imagination of the diaspora community in ways others can't.
In this episode, we are once again joined by Shalini Muniapan, who is a researcher at IMAN Research.
Listen to the rest of the episodes of the series here.
And if you missed it, we previously covered IMAN’s Orang Kita project on Malay-Muslim youth. Here is the list of episodes -
The Malays Are More Politically Diverse Than You Think
Does the MADANI Branding Capture the Imagination of Young Malays?
Farmlands & Financial Hubs: How Land Use Shapes Voting Patterns in Malaysia
Presenter: Dashran Yohan
Producer: Dashran Yohan
Hindu supremacyDravidianthe bigger picturebeyond the ballot boxKami Orang Sini Jugaindianmalaysian indianhinduvijaynarendra moditamiltamil nadupoliticsethnonationalismethnoreligious nationalism
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