David V.
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David V. (born 26 August 1932 - died 10 July 2005) is a Malaysian unionist and former opposition politician. He won a seat in the Malaysian parliament twice representing the constituencies of Bangsar and Damansara. While in parliament, he was known to be fearless and vocal in raising issues concerning the Indian community in Malaysia. He later became the Chairman of the World Tamil Association in 1984.
[edit] Political career
David was a founding member and secretary of Selangor Factories Association in 1953. He was elected as Kuala Lumpur town councillor and became Transport Union secretary in 1958. In 1959, he was elected Bangsar Member of Parliament. In 1978, David defeated Malaysian Indian Congress strongman, Deputy Minister S. Subramaniam for the Damansara parliament seat.David became Chairman of World Tamil Association in 1984.
He was arrested under the Emergency Ordinance in 1958. He was also arrested under Internal Security Act in 1964, 1969 (after May 13 racial riots) and 1987.
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