V. Manickavasagam

Not to be confused with S. Manikavasagam.

In this Indian name, the name V. is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manickavasagam Pillai.
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V. Manickavasagam
PMN SPMS JMN PJK
மாணிக்கவாசகம் பிள்ளை
6th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
In office
30 June 1973 – 12 October 1979
Preceded byV. T. Sambanthan
Succeeded bySamy Vellu
Personal details
Born(1926-10-04)4 October 1926
Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died12 October 1979(1979-10-12) (aged 53)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PartyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
OccupationPolitician
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V. Manickavasagam Pillai (Tamil: மாணிக்கவாசகம் பிள்ளை, romanized: Māṇikkavācakam piḷḷai; 4 October 1926 – 12 October 1979) was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Communications. He was a member and served as 6th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from June 1973 to his death in October 1979.

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