Krishnasamy Shiman


Krishnasamy s/o Shiman was a state assemblyman for the Tenggaroh constituency from 1995 to 2008, belonging to the Malaysian [Indian Congress]. His assassination sparked grave security concerns among politicians.

Career

Before venturing into politics, he was a contractor. Then, after 1995, he ventured into politics and left his career as a contractor.
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Political career

He entered politics in 1995. He contested on the Barisan Nasional ticket, and won in the Tenggaroh state constituency. Krishnasamy was the most outspoken politician on youth programmes in the party and in Johor.
In the 2004 Malaysian General Election, Krishnasamy contested in Tenggaroh for the third time and won. He defeated PAS candidate Sheikh Abdullah Said Salleh with a majority of 8,281 votes. Krishnasamy won 10,412 votes and Shekh Abdullah 2,125 votes.

Death

On 11 January 2008 at 2.30pm, as he was entering the lift at the Johor MIC Building on Jalan Segget. He was shot dead in the head.

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