Old Ipoh honours D.R. Seenevasagam's legacy

'Uncle' D.R was the most popular and outspoken opposition leader in the 1960s and also a progressive lawyer of Ceylonese origin who defended communist Lee Meng as well as the cause of working classes and underdogs of all ethnic communities in the Kinta Valley.
Ah Hai' s memoirs now out in English language
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If you have any archived photograph of D.R., please kindly scan it and email one to me for publication in Clsre Street.
Hi James,
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thanks, kittykat46. ribuan terima kasih, xie-xie.
Dear James, DR Seenivasagam once championed an important case of one Mr Kaliyan of Harvard Estate (of Kedah or Perak I am not sure) that made the Indian community do a lot of heart searching about their infatuation with caste. I hope your readers can help me trace this case that was heard either in Alor Setar or Ipoh.
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