About

Profile

I am a senior member of the MIC who has consistently worked through the rank and file. My track record is now public knowledge. It is my deepest desire that each and every one of us awaken to the spirit of service to our country.

My involvement with MIC goes back to the time I was 19 years, when I first became a member in the Jelutong MIC branch in Penang in 1968. Since then MIC has always been a part of my life. I have risen through rank and file by holding various posts within the party. My understanding of the party, its leadership, its members and its structure has come a full circle. I wear the stripes with pride.

I have shown through my track record my enormous capacity and passion to work relentlessly. I have tapped every available resource to bring the government closer to the people through various programmes and projects. This website will reveal the entire spectrum of activities that I have covered.

Parliament & Government

1990 – 2008 – Member of Parliament, Hulu Selangor. (During the political tsunami of March 2008 General Elections, I was defeated by a narrow margin of 198 votes – less than 0.05% of the total votes cast)

1995 – 1999 – Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of National Unity and Community Development

1999 – 2004 – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Rural Development

2004 – 2008 – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

2009 August – 2010 – Appointed by Prime Minister as Parliamentary Coordinator of Hulu Selangor

2010 May – Present – Senator

2010 June – Present – Deputy Minister, Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities

Political Positions

1968 – Youth member, MIC Jelutong Branch, Penang.

1972 – Secretary , MIC Petaling Branch, Wilayah Persekutuan

1975 – Member MIC Tanjong East Branch, Penang

1987 – Committee Member, MIC Taman Melawati Branch.

1990 – Present – MIC Bandar Bukit Beruntung (formerly known as Pekan KKB) Branch Chairman

1991 – 1994 – MIC Treasurer General

1995 – Present – MIC Hulu Selangor Division Chairman

1994 – 2006 MIC Vice President

1997 – Present – Selangor State MIC Chief

2006 – 2010 – MIC  Deputy President

2010 Dec – Present – MIC President

Other Previous Positions

1970 – 1972 – Part time lecturer at Goon Institute, Kuala Lumpur

1972 – Joined Maktab Kadir Adabi, Pahang as lecturer

1973 – Research officer for the Bujang Valley Archaeological Project, Muzium Negara

1974 – 1977 – Executive Director of Consumers Association Penang and Editor of its newsletter, Utusan Konsumer

1977 – Helped Launch Sahabat Alam Malaysia in Penang (Friends of the Earth Malaysia)

1977 April to 1987 – Journalist and News Editor at Domestic and Economic News Desk of BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency)

1987 – Appointed Press Secretary to Works Minister

Academic Qualifications

1972 – Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from University of Malaya

2008 July – Awarded Honorary Doctorate in Political Science from Vinayaka Missions University, India. The University’s Medical and Dental Degrees are recognised in Malaysia.

Family

Married to Datin Kanagam Ramanujam with 4 sons and 3 grandsons.