Ananthan Somasundaram | |
|---|---|
| அனந்தன் சோமசுந்தரம் | |
| Secretary-General of the Malaysian Indian Congress | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2024 | |
| President | Vigneswaran Sanasee |
| Deputy President | Saravanan Murugan |
| Preceded by | RT Rajasekaran |
| Senator | |
| Elected by Kedah State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 15 August 2017 –14 August 2020 | |
| Monarchs | Muhammad V (2017–2019) Abdullah (2019–2020) |
| Prime Minister | Najib Razak (2017–2018) Mahathir Mohamad (2018–2020) Muhyiddin Yassin (2020–2020) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ananthan a/l Somasundaram Kulim,Kedah |
| Political party | Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) |
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
| Alma mater | Universiti Putra Malaysia (Bachelor of Education) Universiti Sains Malaysia (Master of Education) Universiti Sains Malaysia (Ph.D in Educational Management and Leadership) |
Ananthan s/o Somasundaram is a Malaysian politician who had served as a Senator from August 2017 to August 2020. [1] He is currently the secretary-general of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC),a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. [2]
Ananthan Somasundaram was contested on Lunas state seat in 2008 and 2013 elections,however he was defeated by PKR candidate. [3]
On 9 March 2022,Ananthan was appointed as Political Secretary to the Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob. [4]
In the other hand,Ananthan also served as Board of Directors of the AIMST university. [5]
| Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | N34 Lunas | Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC) | 7,513 | 29.64% | Mohammad Radzhi Salleh (PKR) | 17,836 | 70.36% | 25,711 | 10,323 | 79.29% | ||
| 2013 | Ananthan Somasundaram (MIC) | 12,586 | 36.24% | Azman Nasrudin (PKR) | 21,670 | 62.39% | 35,125 | 9,084 | 86.73% | |||
| Vasanthi Ramalingam (IND) | 406 | 1.17% | ||||||||||
| Prebakarran Narayanan Nair (KITA) | 71 | 0.20% | ||||||||||