The masterminds of Malaysia
An undated photo. From left Tun Sambanthan (Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications), Tun Omar Ong Yoke Lin (Health Minister), Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra (1st Prime Minister, 1957 to 1970), Datuk Abdullah Majid (Deputy Labour & Works Minister) and Sir Henry Lee Hau Shik (Minister for Finance).
Tun Sambanthan
The President of Malaysian Indian Congress (5th) when Malaysia gained independance.
"We belong to a plural society, and we should always remember that in such a society we have to recognise that psychology has its own place. It is not enough if one's own attitude towards a problem is good. It is necessary that he should see what reaction, what effect it would have on members of different communities."
Tun Sambanthan
Omar Ong Yoke Lin1943 Founding member of Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)
Abdullah Majid
1977 February: Detained under ISA (Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013)
Sir Henry Lee
Feb 1946: Founder of China Press