Samy’s brother dies of heart attack<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk S. P. Vellu, the younger brother of Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, died of a heart attack at the Tawakkal Hospital here last night. He was 68. <\/p>\n
Vellu, a lawyer, was rushed to the hospital from his home early yesterday and admitted to the intensive care unit. He died at 8.04pm. <\/p>\n
Samy Vellu, who is MIC president, was at his brother’s bedside when the lawyer died. <\/p>\n
Scores of relatives and friends, including past and present leaders of the party, had converged at the hospital upon hearing the news of the death. <\/p>\n
“Samy Vellu was very close to his brother and was extremely fond of him,” said the minister’s press secretary, E. Sivabalan. <\/p>\n
MIC veteran Tan Sri G. Vadiveloo said he had lost a dear friend. <\/p>\n
“This is the second close friend I’ve lost in such a short period,” he said, referring to the other death involving former Ijok state assemblyman Datuk K. Sivalingam on April 4. <\/p>\n
Vadiveloo said he, Selangor MIC deputy chairman M. Ratnam and the two men were always together. <\/p>\n
Vellu left behind three children: sons Muthuvel, a lawyer, and Dr Sakthivel; and daughter Dr Sivaghami. His wife died in June 2003. <\/p>\n
The funeral will be held at 4pm today at Vellu’s residence at No 80, Jalan Kampung Kasipillay, off Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur. He will be cremated at the Cheras crematorium.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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