D. R. Seenivasagam
D. R. Seenivasagam | |
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| டி. ஆர். சீனிவாசகம் | |
Portrait of Seenivasagam | |
| President of the People's Progressive Party (Malaysia) | |
| In office 1953 – 15 March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | S. P. Seenivasagam |
| Member of the Parliament of Malaysia for Ipoh-Menglembu/Ipoh | |
| In office 1957–1969 | |
| Preceded by | Leong Yew Koh (Ipoh-Menglembu) Position established (Ipoh) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished (Ipoh-Menglembu) R. C. Mahadeva Rayan (Ipoh) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Darma Raja Seenivasagam 1925 |
| Died | 15 March 1969 (aged 43–44) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia |
| Party | People's Progressive Party Labour Party of Malaya (formerly) |
| Relatives | S. P. Seenivasagam (brother) |
Darma Raja Seenivasagam (Tamil: தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்) (1925 – 15 March 1969) was a Malaysian politician who was the first leader of the People's Progressive Party (PPP) in Malaysia. He founded the PPP (known as the Perak Progressive Party until 1956) alongside his brother, S. P. Seenivasagam, in 1953 after they had split from the Labour Party of Malaya. They were both well-known lawyers in Malaya prior to forming the party.
As a Member of Parliament representing the Ipoh federal constituency from 1957 until his death in 1969, Seenivasagam was a national figure in the early years after the independence of Malaya, due to his high-profile legal cases as well as PPP's electoral successes in Ipoh. His death, at the age of 44, lead to a downturn in the fortunes of the party he founded.