Ramanan continues grandma’s legacy with new appointment


Another day, another role: Ramanan giving a press conference in this file photo.

KUALA LUMPUR: Born into a family of politicians, Sungai Buloh MP Datuk R. Ramanan is set to continue his grandmother’s legacy following his appointment as Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister.

Ramanan, 42, is the eldest grandson of the ‘Grand Dame of Malaysian Indian politics’, Tan Sri Devaki Krishnan, the first woman to hold public office in pre-independent Malaya when she was elected to the then Bangsar Municipal Council in 1952.

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