TIC, noun

/tiː aɪ ˈsiː/
Origin:
Initial letters of Transvaal Indian Congress.
An organization working for the political rights and social welfare of people of Indian descent living in the former province of Transvaal. Also attributive. Cf. Congress sense 1.
1983 Daily Dispatch 2 May 9The TIC traces its origins back to the formation by Mahatma Gandhi of the Transvaal British Indian Association in 1902 and was later a key member of the Congress Alliance during the passive resistance campaign of 1952.
1987 A. Akhalwaya in Weekly Mail 17 July 2The TIC secretary..yesterday said his organisation had collected affidavits from people ‘who have been duped into casting special votes.’
1987 S. Memela in City Press 23 Aug. 2The TIC has mobilised people to oppose the tricameral parliamentary system since its inception in 1984, and it has urged the community not to participate in any activities linked to the political status quo.
1988 Sunday Times 31 May 16The TIC has also predicted that the tricameral constitution was a recipe for greater polarisation.
An organization working for the political rights and social welfare of people of Indian descent living in the former province of Transvaal. Also attributive.
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