Veerappen_Veerathan

Veerappen Veerathan

Veerappen Veerathan

Malaysian politician

Veerappen Veerathan (Tamil: வீரப்பன் வீராத்தான்; known as V. Veerappen) is a Malaysian lawyer and politician. He is well known for founding the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan) together with Dr. Lim Chong Eu, Dr. Tan Chee Khoon and Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas.[1] In 1972, he left Gerakan and founded the new party Parti Keadilan Masyarakat Malaysia (PEKEMAS).[2]

Quick Facts Member of the Malaysian Parliament for South Seberang Perai, Parliamentary group ...

Politic career

He was an elected Member of Parliament of South Seberang Perai in 1959 and 1969 respectively on Socialist Front (SF) and Gerakan tickets.

Election Result

References

  1. [1]
    "V David and the workers'/Labour movement in Malaysia: Champion of the downtrodden".
  2. [2]
    "Malaysiana & Archive". www.lib.usm.my. Archived from the original on 2016-03-28.


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