Pioneering couple’s legacy continues

Over 140 descendants of Muthu Ramalingam Pillai and Marimuthu Ammal gathering for the fifth time to celebrate their ancestry and strengthen ties.

DESCENDANTS of the Muthu Ramalingam Pillai-Marimuthu Ammal pioneering couple, who were recognised by Malaysia Book of Records for holding the largest family gathering in 2000, held their fifth get-together on Dec 10 in Petaling Jaya, Selangor.

In 2018, the family group, referred to as Bandham, went a step further and became an association, calling itself the Muthu Ramalingam Pillai & Marimuthu Ammal Family Association (MRP&MMAFA).