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The Independence of Malaya Party was a political party in British-ruled Malaya that stood for political independence. Founded by Onn Ja’afar after he left UMNO in 1951 it opposed the UMNO policy of Malay supremacy.The party was open to all races of Malaya but received support mainly from ethnic Indians. The IMP headquarters were in what is now the landmark Sultan Abdul Samad Building.