No flexibility will be given to the Indian community in this country who are not citizens to obtain the identity card, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

He said MIC president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam had officially submitted the list of names and details on 5,000 members of the Indian community who were facing the problem.

"For the moment, we have identified 2,700 individuals and officers from the National Registration Department (NRD) have gone down to ascertain the validity of the individuals.

"Those involved are under Section 15(1) In the Birth Certificate For Changing the Name of the Child under one-year-old and the application for citizenship under Article 19 of the Federal Constitution (aged 21 years or older)," he said.

He disclosed this to reporters after having a meeting with the Bagan Datuk Indian community at Hutan Melintang, here this afternoon. - BERNAMA