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00:02 Batu MP P Prabakaran is the new chairman of the Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit's
00:07 Special Committee. The PKR man replaces his party colleague, Sungai Buloh MP R Ramanan,
00:13 effective immediately. The Prime Minister's office said, "Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
00:18 appointed Prabakaran to the role as Ramanan was recently appointed the Deputy Entrepreneur
00:22 Development and Cooperatives Minister. Anwar expressed hope that Prabakaran's appointment
00:28 would ensure Mitra continues to fulfill its mandate of uplifting the socio-economic status
00:33 of the Indian community. Ramanan, who was appointed Deputy Minister in last December's
00:37 cabinet reshuffle, previously said Mitra's Special Committee achieved all its main goals for 2023
00:43 as the department had fully utilized its funds in a transparent, accountable and fruitful manner.
00:49 Prabakaran first won the Batu seat in the 2018 general election as a Pakatan Harapan
00:54 endorsed independent candidate after PKR's Tian Chua was disqualified on nomination day.
00:59 Natasha Bust, FMT News.
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