Occupation Politician Party Democratic Action Party Role Politician | Name M. Manogaran Profession Lawyer | |
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Born 14 July 1959 (age 64)
Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) ( 1959-07-14 ) Political party Democratic Action Party Website manogaran.wordpress.com | ||
Manogaran wants to restore Cameron Highlands to its former glory
Manogaran s/o Marimuthu (born 14 July 1959), commonly referred to as M. Manogaran is a Malaysian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Teluk Intan, Perak, from 2008 to 2013, as a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) in the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition and Pakatan Harapan now.
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In the 2008 general election, Manogaran won the Parliamentary constituency of Teluk Intan on a DAP ticket. He ran against the incumbent, Datuk Mah Siew Keong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture & Agro-based Industries and Youth Chief of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan). He contested the Pahang seat of Cameron Highlands in the 2013 election, and was defeated by government minister G. Palanivel who is the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President then.
Manogaran is a lawyer by profession.
Controversy
On 3 April 2010, Manogaran was arrested for holding demonstration with activists at Batu Caves to protest the usage of Interlok novel which contained derogatory words to Malaysian Indians community in the syllabus for the Malay Literature subject as compulsory reading for students in Form 5 (Secondary 5) in schools throughout Malaysia.