Two senators take oath of office
25 Sep 2017 / 15:06 H.
Kelantan Gerakan chairman Datuk Ng Chiang Chin (L) and All-Malaysian Indian Progressive Front president Datuk M. Sambanthan (R) at the oath-taking ceremony, at Dewan Negara, on Sept 25, 2017. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: All-Malaysian Indian Progressive Front president Datuk M. Sambanthan and Kelantan Gerakan chairman Datuk Ng Chiang Chin took their oath of office as senators at Dewan Negara today.
Sambanthan, 53, and Ng, 68, were sworn in before Dewan Negara president Datuk S. A. Vigneswaran.
It was a first-term appointment for Sambanthan and second term for Ng.
Speaking to reporters later, Sambanthan said his appointment was an honour to the Indian community and it also helped strengthen the party's struggle.
Ng said: "Having been given the trust to serve the people for another term, I will discharge my responsibility in a transparent manner as a representative of Gerakan." — Bernama