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Poetry Night,
organised by the
Tamil Language
Society , 7th
November 1978

Conducting surveys on the squatter issue in Butterworth with I am very thankful to the Administration of Universiti Malaya
classmates for the Population Geography Module and FASS for their open, inclusive, and good leadership
Honestly, after years of professional success, my lifetime that welcomes collaborative initiative that benefits the
achievement happened only after my retirement, when interest of both parties. Malaysia as a nation need to
using my gratuity fund, I decided to rebuild an old Hindu reinvent itself, from its current political instability into a
temple in the estate of my birthplace, and turned it into benevolent and resourceful nation that will be committed
one of the most beautiful ones in the Northern region of to meritocracy, transparency, and good governance.
the Peninsular of Malaysia. Failing which, we might not have any other way to
greatness for the future of our children.
Following this, I was eager to continue doing more for
society and decided to come to FASS to set up the Alumni
of University Malaya Indian Studies (AUMIS) Association.
AUMIS now promotes the advancement of the Tamil
language as a vernacular language for Malaysian of Indian
descent as well as to support the activities of the Indian
Studies Department.

Graduation day, 1979

"activities outside the lecture
halls played a crucial role in
developing my character,
personality, leadership qualities

as well as the confidence needed
to excel in my professional life."
Being conferred the Datoship by the Sultan of Kedah in 2012

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