FORMER MIC secretary-general S. Vell Paari was reappointed senator and took his oath of office before Dewan Negara president Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar today.

His reappointment, effective from September 2 this year to September 1, 2026, was with the consent of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

He was first appointed senator on September 2, 2020.

Wan Junaidi, in his speech before the Dewan Negara’s debate on the 12th Malaysia Plan mid-term review, welcomed intellectual and constructive contribution from Vell Paari.

Wan Junaidi reminded senators to improve the quality of debates and not be influenced by political situations. – Bernama, September 25, 2023.