M. Manogaran Explained

M. Manogaran should not be confused with M. Manoharan.

Manogaran Marimuthu
Constituency Mp:Telok Intan
Parliament:Malaysian
Term Start:8 March 2008
Term End:5 May 2013
Predecessor:Mah Siew Keong
(BNGerakan)
Successor:Seah Leong Peng
(PRDAP)
Majority:1,470 (2008)
Birth Date:14 July 1959
Birth Place:Penang, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship:Malaysian
Party:Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Otherparty:Pakatan Rakyat (PR)

Pakatan Harapan (PH)
Profession:Lawyer
Occupation:Politician
Children:Thulsi Thivani Manogaran (daughter)

Manogaran s/o Marimuthu (born 14 July 1959), commonly referred to as M. Manogaran is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Teluk Intan from March 2008 to May 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[1] [2] He is also the father of Thulsi Thivani Manogaran, Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Buntong.

In the 2008 general election, Manogaran won the federal seat of Teluk Intan on a DAP ticket. He ran against the incumbent, Mah Siew Keong, Deputy Minister of Agriculture & Agro-based Industries and Youth Chief of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).[3] He contested the parliamentary seat of Cameron Highlands, Pahang in the 2013 general election, and was defeated by government minister G. Palanivel who was the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) President then.[4]

In the 2018 general election, he ran again for the Cameron Highlands seat but lost again in a five-corners contest this time to MIC Vice-President Sivarraajh Chandran by 597 votes majority. However the victory was nullified by the Election Court on 30 November 2018 after it allowed the election petition filed by Manogaran that corrupt practices were committed by Sivarraajh in the 14th general election.[5] He was picked as the PH candidate to re-contest again in the four-cornered fight in 2019 Cameron Highlands by-election.[6] But he lost again to Barisan Nasional (BN)'s indigenous Orang Asli direct candidate Ramli Mohd Nor in the by-election.[7]

Controversies

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.[8] [9]

On 9 January 2019 Manogaran as the PH candidate for the 2019 Cameron Highlands by-election had made insensitive remarks citing the perception that "Malays don't even buy kuih from Orang Asli vendors" analogy regarding BN fielding Orang Asli candidate causing him to apologise and express regrets for his action only a day later.[10] On Polling Day, M. Manogaran, wore a shirt bearing party logo to a polling station against the election rules and he was asked to leave by the Election Commission (EC)’s officer.[11]

Election results

Year!
ConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout
2008P076 Telok Intan (DAP)18,84652.07%Mah Siew Keong (Gerakan)17,01647.93%36,7391,47070.17%
2013P078 Cameron HighlandsM. Manogaran (DAP)10,04445.92% (MIC)10,506 48.03% 22,75246281.32%
bgcolor= Mohd Shokri Mahmood (BERJASA)9124.17%
Alagu Thangarajoo (IND)3081.41%
Kisho Kumar Kathirveloo (IND)1010.46%
2018M. Manogaran (DAP)9,71039.85% (MIC) 110,30742.30%24,36559776.03%
Wan Mahadir Wan Mahmud (PAS)3,58714.72%
bgcolor= Suresh Kumar Balasubramaniam (PSM)6802.79%
bgcolor= Mohd Tahir Haji Kassim (BERJASA)810.33%
2019M. Manogaran (DAP)8,80041.07%Ramli Mohd Nor (BN)12,03856.18%22,0193,238 68.79%
Sallehudin Ab Talib (IND)3141.47%
Wong Seng Yee (IND)2761.29%
Note: 1 The Election Court has on the 30 November 2018, nullified Sivarraajh's election for the element of corrupted practices and enabled 2019 Cameron Highlands by-election to be held. Sivarraajh was banned for five years.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manogaran a/l Marimuthu, Y.B. Tuan. Parliament of Malaysia. ms. 28 June 2010.
  2. News: Sivaji fan. 10 April 2008. The Star. Star Publications. 28 June 2010.
  3. Web site: Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri . . 28 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083741/http://semak.spr.gov.my/spr/laporan/5_KedudukanAkhir.php . 6 September 2011 . Percentage figures based on total turnout.
  4. News: Palanivel, Manogaran, three more vie for Cameron Highlands. 20 April 2013. Malaysian Insider. 20 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215447/http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/palanivel-manogaran-three-more-vie-for-cameron-highlands. 3 March 2016. dead.
  5. News: MIC loses Cameron Highlands seat over graft case. The Malaysian Insight. Hong. Bede . 30 November 2018 . 19 December 2018.
  6. News: Four-cornered fight for Cameron Highlands seat. The Star Online. Ivan Loh and Joseph Kaos Jr. 12 January 2019. 12 January 2019.
  7. News: It's official: BN's Ramli wins Camerons polls. The Star Online. Joseph Kaos Jr . 26 January 2019. 26 January 2019.
  8. News: The Nut Graph. The hypocrisy surrounding Interlok. 17 January 2011. 28 January 2011.
  9. News: Malaysiakini. Protes Interlok: MP Teluk Intan, aktivis ditangkap . ms . 3 April 2011 . 9 August 2017.
  10. News: Manogaran apologises for distasteful 'kuih' remarks. Malaysiakini. 10 January 2019. 10 January 2019.
  11. News: Manogaran told to leave voting centre for wearing shirt with party logo. The Star Online. Joseph Kaos Jr . 26 January 2019. 26 January 2019.