V. T. Sambanthan

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V. T. Sambanthan was a prominent Malaysian Indian political leader and one of the key figures in Malaysia’s independence era, best known for his long-time presidency of the Malaysian Indian Congress and role in the ruling Alliance coalition.

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instanceOf Malaysian Indian politician
person
politician
associatedWith Malaysian independence era
post-independence Malaysian politics
countryOfCitizenship Malaysia NERFINISHED
countryOfPoliticalActivity Malaysia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Indian
Tamil NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork politics
public service
fullName Tun V. T. Sambanthan NERFINISHED
givenName Sambanthan NERFINISHED
hasHonorificTitle Tun NERFINISHED
hasOccupation community leader
politician
honorificPrefix Tun NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
Malay
Tamil
memberOf Alliance Party (Malaysia) NERFINISHED
Barisan Nasional NERFINISHED
Malaysian Indian Congress NERFINISHED
movement Malayan independence movement
notableFor advocacy for Indian rights in Malaysia
contributions to Malaysian independence
leadership of the Malaysian Indian Congress
long-time presidency of the Malaysian Indian Congress
participation in inter-ethnic power-sharing in Malaysia
role in the Alliance coalition
role in the ruling coalition government of Malaysia
notableRole leader of the Malaysian Indian community
officeContested Parliament of Malaysia NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment Alliance coalition
Barisan Nasional coalition NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology coalition politics
positionHeld President of the Malaysian Indian Congress
regionOfActivity Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
residence Malaya NERFINISHED
Malaysia NERFINISHED

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Malaysian Indian Congress notableLeader V. T. Sambanthan