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South African Indian Congress
PresidentUmar Hajee Ahmed Jhaveri
Founded1921
Merger ofNatal Indian Congress
Transvaal British Indian Association
Cape British Indian Council
IdeologyIndian interests
Gandhism
Anti-racism
Anti-Apartheid
Anti-imperialism
Socialism
Hindu-Muslim unity
Political positionLeft-wing
ReligionHinduism, Islam
National affiliationCongress Alliance (1950s)
  • Politics of South Africa
  • Political parties
  • Elections

The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) was an umbrella body founded in 1921 to coordinate between political organisations representing Indians in the various provinces of South Africa. Its members were the Natal Indian Congress (NIC), the Transvaal Indian Congress (TIC), and, initially, the Cape British Indian Council. It advocated non-violent resistance to discriminatory laws and in its formative years was strongly influenced by the NIC's founder, Mahatma Gandhi.

Although the SAIC's members operated with a great deal of autonomy, the SAIC had a particularly important political role in the 1950s, when it represented the NIC and TIC in fostering more cooperative relations with the African National Congress. Pursuant to these efforts, the SAIC co-organised the Defiance Campaign and Congress of the People, and it became a signatory to the Freedom Charter and a member of the Congress Alliance.

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