THE late S. Samy Vellu was cremated at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall Crematorium in Cheras amid a sombre atmosphere at 5.30pm today. 

Enroute to the crematorium in Cheras, the hearse passed by MIC headquarters at about 3.30pm, offering mourners who lined up along the road an opportunity to pay last respects. 

As soon as the hearse arrived in Cheras at about 4.30pm, the 300-odd people who had gathered at the crematorium joined in a prayer held by family members and MIC leaders, which included Human Resources Minister M.Saravanan, MIC President S.A Vigneswaran, MIC Puteri leader Shaliny Rajaram, popular singer Dj Dave, and popular songwriter Vairamuthu Ramasamy from India.  

Samy Vellu leaves behind wife R. Indrani, daughter S. Mangayarkarasi, and son Vel Parri. 

Samy Vellu, born on March 8, 1936 passed away at 7am yesterday at the age of 86. 

The former MIC President was the Sungai Siput MP for a record eight times from 1974 to 2008 and served as Works Minister twice, from 1983 to 1989 and from 1995 to 2008. 

Vigneswaran teared up and said that the late Samy Vellu was a ‘father’ in the political circle whose contributions to the party and nation could not be emulated. 

“He groomed us from a young age to become future leaders and to continue the party’s struggle to uplift the welfare of members,” he told reporters at the crematorium. – Bernama, September 16, 2022.