Veerappen Veerathan
Veerappen Veerathan வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான் | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for South Seberang Perai | |
| In office 1959–1964 | |
| Parliamentary group | Socialist Front |
| In office 1969–1974 | |
| Parliamentary group | GERAKAN |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | |
Veerappen Veerathan (Tamil: வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான்; known as V. Veerappen) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician. He is well known for founding the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) together with Dr. Lim Chong Eu, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon and Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas.[1] In 1972, he left Gerakan and founded the new party Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS).[2]
Politic career
[edit]He was an elected Member of Parliament of South Seberang Perai in 1959 and 1969 respectively on Socialist Front (SF) and Gerakan tickets.[citation needed]
Election Result
[edit]- P033 -Seberang Selatan
- 1959 - Won
- 1964 - Loss
- 1969 - Won
References
[edit]- ^ "V David and the workers'/Labour movement in Malaysia: Champion of the downtrodden".
- ^ "Malaysiana & Archive". www.lib.usm.my. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016.
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