Gerakan vice-president Dr S Vijayaratnam was found dead outside his clinic in Seremban this morning. He was 58.
It is learnt that the politician fell to his death around 11.30am from the rooftop of the three-storey building, which he owned known as 'Vijay Mahal' located along Jalan Tengku Hassan.He leaves behind a widow and two sons.
The police are currently investigating the matter.
It is also learnt that Gerakan's top leaders are currently at the Seremban Hospital where the remains had been taken.
Vijayaratnam was appointed senator in 2002 and served for one term as parliament secretary of the Plantation, Industries and Commodities Ministry.
Highest ranking non-Chinese in Gerakan
Vijayaratnam - who was a general practitioner based in Seremban - was the highest ranking non-Chinese leader in Gerakan.
In the party polls last month, he retained his vice-president post by coming in second.
The highest vote-getter was former Youth chief Mah Siew Keong (1,153 votes), followed by Vijayaratnam (678) and former Penang Youth chief Huan Cheng Guan (568).
Highly-fancied Malay candidate Dr Asharuddin Ahmad (537) failed to make the cut.
Party observers said that Vijayaratnam was able to win the post twice because he was known as the president's man
Vijayaratnam was chairman of party's International Affairs & Ethnic Relations Bureau and head of Gerakan branch in Sungai Ujong, Negri Sembilan.
He was also a member of the National Economic Consultative Council, a fellow of the Royal Society of Health in London, and an honorary fellow of the Indian College of General Practitioners in New Delhi, India - malaysiakini.com
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