VASU SANGGUNI'S BLOG

Malayalee Funeral Rites Today (19/9/2018) I conducted the funeral rites for Shri M T Padman, who passed away yesterday.  Shri Padman was the former Internal Auditor for AMMA - All Malaysia Malayalee Association. He was a former Manager of the Sg Reyla Estate in Sg Siput as well as several other estates.  He was a Visiting Agent for Plantation Agencies Sdn Bhd.  He is the father of Dr Vasu Padman and Ms Padmaja Padman (a retired journalist from New Straits Times). All the rites were conducted strictly according to Malayalee Hindu traditions and rituals.

After years of one party rule riddled with corruption during its last few years, we now have a new Pakatan government led by 93 years old Tun Mahathir Mohamed. It is only hoped that this new government will live up to the expectations of its citizens. Their manifesto spoke of a lot of changes. We will hope to see them fulfilled by the end of their term. Let's pray that this new Malaysia will be a better place for our children and our grandchildren.

Malaysia will have its 14th General Elections this year probably by April. Who will win? With its money power and the corrupted Election Commission it is expected that BN will win easily. However, there is a ray of hope. Mahathir has thrown his lot with PH. Hopefully this'll help the rural Malays make up their minds. It is left for the Indians now to use their deciding votes to get rid of the corrupted BN out of the picture completely. God help us all if BN wins.