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Samy Vellu was appointed Malaysia's Special Envoy of Infrastructure to India and Southern Asia, with ministerial rank, since 1 January 2011. [6] The appointment was terminated by the new Pakatan Harapan (PH) government in 2018.
Vell Paari s/o Samy Vellu [1] (born 16 November 1962) is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Senator since 2 September 2020. He is a member of Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN).
Subramaniam is known for not to be in good terms with MIC's president, Samy Vellu as Subramaniam was dropped as a candidate for the 11th general election by Samy Vellu – three days before nomination day. According to Samy Vellu, Subramaniam has enjoyed his time as a Member of Parliament, parliamentary secretary, and deputy minister, citing ...
Vellu was the founding chancellor of the university. By 2018, the university had achieved a score of 4 on the Malaysian Higher Education Institution's 5-point rating scale. [18] However, AIMST's commitment to training Indian students has been questioned. [19] Vellu was succeeded by G. Palanivel who served from 2010 to 2014. Subramaniam was then ...
Within the MIC, Saravanan is seen as an ally of its then-president Samy Vellu, being elected as a Vice President of the MIC on Vellu's ticket [3] and defending Vellu from opposition attacks. [4] However he lost in the party re-election close fight for the position of Deputy President in 2015 to another MIC Vice President, S. K. Devamany. [5] [6 ...
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In Perak, the Barisan Nasional suffered shock losses, including MIC president S. Samy Vellu's Sungai Siput seat and PPP president M. Kayveas's Taiping seat. UMNO suffered several major setbacks in the party's traditional strongholds, while most MCA, MIC, PPP and Gerakan candidates were defeated by DAP candidates.
Works Minister Samy Vellu announced that Penang Bridge would be constructed using the cable-stayed concrete girders of the San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge instead of the steel-tied arch in the style of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. [4] 1982: Construction of Penang Bridge officially began. 3 August 1985