Dato’ Seri Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu RIBA (born 8 March 1936 or 20 June 1937 sources differ) is an Indian Malaysian politician. He is the longest serving President of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) a component party of the Barisan Nasional coalition holding the position since 1979 for 11 consecutive terms. He was the Works Minister of Malaysia and the longest serving minister in the Cabinet of Malaysia until he lost his parliamentary seat in the 2008 general elections.
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