Vigneswaran Sanasee

Vigneswaran s/o Sanasee (Tamil: ச. விக்னேஸ்வரன், romanized: Ca. Vikṉēsvaraṉ; born 16 December 1965) is a Malaysian politician. He has served as the 10th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) since July 2018, a minor component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions.[1][2] He also served as President of the Dewan Negara from April 2016 to June 2020 for 4 years. He was appointed as a Senator respectively on 23 June 2014 and 23 June 2017 for two three-year terms.[3] [4]

In this Indian name, the name Sanasee is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Vigneswaran.
Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Dato' Sri

Vigneswaran Sanasee

PSM SSAP DPSM
ச. விக்னேஸ்வரன்
17th President of the Dewan Negara
In office
26 April 2016 – 22 June 2020
MonarchAbdul Halim
Muhammad V
Abdullah
Prime MinisterNajib Razak
Mahathir Mohamad
Muhyiddin Yassin
DeputyAbdul Halim Abdul Samad
Preceded byAbu Zahar Ujang
Succeeded byRais Yatim
10th President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Assumed office
14 July 2018
DeputySaravanan Murugan
Preceded bySubramaniam Sathasivam
ConstituencyKota Raja
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Raja
In office
21 March 2004 – 8 March 2008
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded bySiti Mariah Mahmud (PAS)
Majority8,239 (2004)
Personal details
Born
Vigneswaran s/o Sanasee

(1965-12-16) 16 December 1965
Klang, Selangor, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
Other political
affiliations		Barisan Nasional (BN)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
Spouse(s)Susita Periasamy
Alma materStaffordshire University
University of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer

Vigneswaran is the son of the late Sanyasi, JP, a former MIC parliament member in the 1980s. His cousin, Sellathevan, is a former MIC Youth leader and a Member of Parliament in 90's. His family has business interests in the Port Klang area.

Vigneswaran contested and won the 2004 general election to become Member of Parliament for Kota Raja parliamentary seat from 2004 to 2008. He lost and failed to retain the seat in the 2008 general election.[5]

Controversies

Vigneswaran was alleged to have violated the dress code by wearing sandals and to have breached the security regulations by encroaching into the VIP lobby area before heading to the departure gates to send off his daughter to Britain without going through proper security check and without a security pass at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on 14 November 2018. Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook had showed a CCTV footage of the incident and told Vigneswaran to apologise for it during a press conference on 17 November 2018.[6] Vigneswaran denies he breached KLIA security protocols and claims that he wore sandals as he had wound on his foot.[7] Police will investigate the incident as the airport management had filed a police report.[8]

Election results
Parliament of Malaysia: P111 Kota Raja, Selangor[5][9][10]
Year Votes Pct Opponent(s) Votes Pct Ballots cast Majority Turnout
2004 Vigneswaran Sanasee (MIC) 24,376 55.24% Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) 16,137 36.57% 44,758 8,239 76.67%
Krisnasamy Thevarayan (IND) 3,608 8.18%
2008 Vigneswaran Sanasee (MIC) 17,879 31.64% Siti Mariah Mahmud (PAS) 38,630 68.36% 57,323 20,751 79.74%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References
  1. "Vigneswaran is new MIC president - Nation | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  2. "Vigneswaran becomes MIC president uncontested". Free Malaysia Today. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. "Ahli Parlimen". Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia. Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  4. "MIC VP Vigneswaran New Senate President". BERNAMA. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. Rahimy Rahim (17 November 2018). "Dewan Negara president told to apologise over alleged security breach at airport VIP lane". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. Rahimy Rahim (17 November 2018). "Vigneswaran denies he breached KLIA security protocol by wearing sandals in VIP area". The Star. Star Publications (Malaysia). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  8. "Cops to probe MIC chief's 'sandal' incident at KLIA". Bernama. Free Malaysia Today. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  10. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
  11. "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  12. "51 people awarded 'Tan Sri' title in conjunction with Agong's birthday". The Star Online. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by
Subramaniam Sathasivam		 Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President
14 July 2018 - Incumbent		 Succeeded by


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