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SHAH ALAM: Seri Andalas assemblywoman Kamala Ganapathy will be appointed as the new Selangor executive councillor for Unity and Welfare of Estate and Mine Workers.
The two-term assemblywoman takes over from the late Datuk K. Sivalingam, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo announced after the weekly state Exco meeting yesterday.
Kamala will be sworn-in on May 14 and will be the second woman executive councillor for Selangor, after Seri Setia assemblywoman Datin Paduka Seripah Noli Syed Hussin, who is in charge of Welfare, Women and Culture.
Kamala said she is looking forward to carrying out her new role.
“My priorities will be sowing the seeds of unity in Selangor as well as solving any outstanding problems faced by estate workers. “Housing for workers at a few estates needs to be looked into and I will get down to the task after I take my oath on Monday.”
Kamala added she was grateful to Dr Mohd Khir and MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu for having confidence in her and giving her the opportunity to serve.
The 57-year-old widower from Petaling Jaya is a mother of four.
Her late husband, S. Ganapathy, was the former press secretary to Samy Vellu.
Kamala started her political career in 1985 when she established the Kampung Maarof MIC branch in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. She currently resides in Kampung Tunku in Petaling Jaya.
