Preceded by Ho Cheong Sing (MCA) Role Malaysian Politician Name M. Kulasegaran | Occupation Politician, lawyer Party Democratic Action Party | |
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Succeeded by Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan) Born 10 August 1957 (age 67)
Perak, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) ( 1957-08-10 ) Political party Democratic Action Party (DAP) Website ipohbaratvoice.blogspot.com | ||
Preceded by Ong Tin Kim (Gerakan) | ||
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M. Kulasegaran s/o V. Murugeson (born 10 August 1957), commonly referred to as M. Kulasegaran, is a Malaysian politician and is the current Member of Parliament for Ipoh Barat, Perak. He is the National Vice-Chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition.
Kulasegaran, a lawyer, was first elected to Parliament in a 1997 by-election for the seat of Teluk Intan. He shifted to the seat of Ipoh Barat at the 1999 general election, but lost. He recontested the seat in the 2004 election, and this time won by a narrow margin. He was re-elected by wider margins in 2008 election and 2013 election.
Kulasegaran is an ethnic Tamil and has voiced many issues affecting the Malaysian Indian community. He has claimed that "Indians are treated like third-class citizens" and criticised the demolition of Hindu temples. He also debates many issues affecting Tamils in Sri Lanka.
In 2007, Kulasegaran was suspended from Parliament for four days for disobeying the Deputy Speaker, and in 2008 he was called a "bastard" by a government politician whom he accused of being "hated" by Indian constituents.
