Tanasekharan Autherapady

In this Indian name, the name Autherapady is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Tanasekharan. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.
Yang Berbahagia Dato'
Tanasekharan Autherapady
DSPN
தனசேகரன் ஆதரேபாடி
Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
for Bagan Dalam
In office
8 March 2008 – 9 May 2018
Preceded bySubbaiyah Palaniappan
(BN–MIC)
Succeeded bySatees Muniandy
(PH–DAP)
Majority2,932 (2008)
5,161 (2013)
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)
Kuala Kurau, Perak, Malaysia
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations		Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH) (–2015)
Alma materUniversity of London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer
Websitethanasekharan.com

Tanasekharan s/o Autherapady (Tamil: ஔ. தனசேகரன்) is a Malaysian lawyer[1] and politician. He is the former Democratic Action Party (DAP) assemblyman for Bagan Dalam, Penang for two terms from 2008 to 2018.[2][3][4] Tanasekharan was dropped by DAP as a candidate in the 2018 general election.[5]

Tanasekharan is also currently serving as Vice Chairman for Penang Hindu Endowments Board.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "Malaysian Bar Directory :: Lawyer Detail". Malaysianbar.org.my. 27 July 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  2. ^ Fuentes, Shane (3 April 2014). "High Court dismisses Ind candidate's application". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ ":: iDirektori". Idirektori.penang.gov.my. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  4. ^ "About Me". Thanasekharan.com. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
  5. ^ K. Suthakar and Arnold Loh (21 April 2018). "DAP six face the axe". The Star. Retrieved 21 April 2018.