Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob's government is facing growing internal criticism over its decision to appeal a court ruling which struck out discriminatory practices against Malaysian mothers with overseas-born children.

MIC is the latest to join the chorus of criticism which called the appeal "baseless".

MIC vice-president C Sivaraajh noted that between 2013 and 2018, some 4,959 citizenship applications were made for overseas-born children by Malaysian mothers...