Sim (second from right) with Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow at the 'Heart of Service' book launch in Bukit Mertajam recently. Present are Dr MPL Yegappan's son Vengadasalam Yegappan (right) and grandson Dr Yegappan Shanmugan (left). — Bernama
IT wouldn’t be wrong to suggest that his name is almost non-existent in our history books. It also doesn’t help that there is not a single road in Penang that is named after him, yet the late Dr MPL Yegappan left an indelible mark in our country’s history.
He was a man of many firsts, including being the first elected chairman of the Bukit Mertajam Town Council.
