Samy Vellu's son seeking inquiry to determine his mental state


KUALA LUMPUR: Former MIC secretary-general Datuk Seri S. Vell Paari (pic) has filed an originating summons against his father Tun S. Samy Vellu to determine the latter’s mental state through an inquiry under Mental Health Act 2001.

Vell Paari named his 82-year-old father, a former works minister, as the sole defendant in the suit filed through the law firm Messrs Mathews Hun Lachimanan recently.

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