Published: Tuesday November 17, 2009 MYT 1:15:00 PM
Updated: Tuesday November 17, 2009 MYT 2:21:45 PM

Syed Husin elected as senator

By EDWARD RAJENDRA

edward@thestar.com.my

SHAH ALAM: PKR deputy president Syed Husin Ali has been nominated a senator to represent Selangor.

Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim forwarded Syed Husin’s name for a vote to the State Assembly sitting on Tuesday, with 32 agreeing and three objecting. Twenty assemblymen were not present when the vote was taken.

Another candidate is lecturer and Petaling Jaya Municipal Councillor S. Ramakrishnan Suppiah, 53, from the DAP, whose nomination had 32 votes in favour and two objections.

Ramakrishnan, a DAP member for nine years, was proposed by Kinrara assemblyman Teresa Kok and seconded by Kota Anggerik assemblyman Yaacob Sapari.

V. Ganabatirao, a former member of the Hindu Rights Action Force, was originally named to represent Selangor with the backing of DAP assemblymen but was dropped.

Selangor’s two senate seat allocation will be vacant after the terms of Datuk Ikhwan Salim Sujak and Datuk Yip Kum Fook end on Dec 6.