#185 - MALAYSIA - CharlieDale

Another gap-filling post! (wrote on the 21.10.2010)

This card was sent by CharlieDAle - that were other times - i can remember me really good in those days :)

The card is from a Free Ad Card Issue launched by the Malaysian Tourism Office. They aren't really pretty - but hey a card is a card - or? 

Negaraku is the Malayan National-hymn: 

My country, the land where my blood is shed,
The people live united and progressive,
Blessings of happiness, may God blessed,
(And that) our King may reign in peace.
Blessings of happiness, may God blessed,
(And that) our King may reign in peace.

Tun Sambanthan Thirunyana s/o Veerasamy, better known as Tun V.T. Sambanthan, was the fifth President of Malaysian Indian Congress and one of the Founding Fathers of Malaysia along with Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tan Cheng Lock. He was the MIC President from 1955 to 1973, when he was ousted by party members.
Sambanthan was one of the leading Indian leaders who played a prominent role in the independence movement in Malaya. As president of the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) during this important period of transition, he worked closely with Alliance Party leader Tunku Abdul Rahman and they developed a close personal bond.