Manickam Letchuman

Manickam Letchuman
மாணிக்கம் லெட்சுமான்
Member of the
Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council
In office
22 May 2013 – 12 May 2018
(Human Resources, Plantations and New Villages)
MonarchMuhriz
Menteri BesarMohamad Hasan
Preceded byMogan S. Velayatham
(Human Resources and Plantations)
Siow Chen Pin
(New Villages)
Succeeded byArul Kumar Jambunathan
(Human Resources and Plantations)
Teo Kok Seong
(New Villages)
ConstituencyJeram Padang
Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
for Jeram Padang
In office
5 May 2013 – 12 August 2023
Preceded byMogan S. Velayatham
(BNMIC)
Succeeded byMohd Zaidy Abdul Kadir
(BN–UMNO)
Majority2,691 (2013)
1,062 (2018)
Faction represented in Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly
2013–2023Barisan Nasional
Personal details
BornNegeri Sembilan, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyMalaysian Indian Congress (MIC)
(1978–2023)
Independent
(2023–2024)
Malaysian Islamic Party (DHPP-PAS)
(since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
(1978–2023)
Perikatan Nasional (PN)
(since 2024)
OccupationPolitician

Dato' Manickam a/l Letchuman is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan from May 2013 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018 as well as Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Jeram Padang from May 2013 to August 2023. He is an independent and was a member and State Chairman of Negeri Sembilan and Division Chief of Jempol of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), a component party of the BN coalition.

On 6 October 2023, Manickam quit MIC.[1] In 2024, he joined the Malaysian Islamic Party Supporter's Congress (DHPP).[2]

  1. ^ "Datuk L Manickam keluar MIC". www.bharian.com.my. 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Former Negri Sembilan MIC chairman joins PAS Supporters' Congress". www.thestar.com.my. 1 August 2024.