Terms to determine the founder of KL


I REFER to the letter by Dr Pushpa Al Bakri Devadason, “Putting history into perspective” (The Star, March 27). Allow me to enlighten readers about who exactly is the “founder” of Kuala Lumpur based upon authoritative sources.

To determine the true founder of Kuala Lumpur, one first needs to define the term “founder”.

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