Education breaks poverty cycle for Miandy, with help from late Samy Vellu

(Standing, from left) Miandy, his elder daughter Lashita Sree, wife P. Selvarani and younger daughter Mouniika Sree with Samy Vellu (seated) after obtaining his doctorate.

PETALING JAYA: Raised poverty-stricken in a rubber estate with a father who was addicted to alcohol, Dr M. Miandy Munusamy had deemed his future doomed.

As a child, he believed his fate was sealed to remain at the estate in Pauh, Perlis, and carry out menial jobs for survival when he becomes an adult.