R.S. Thanenthiran

Datuk Seri R.S. Thanenthiran (born 4 July 1963) is a Malaysian politician and businessman. He is the founder and current president of the Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party (MMSP).^[1][2]

In this Indian name, the name R.S. is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Thanenthiran.

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Seri R.S. Thanenthiran SMW PMW
Born	(1963-07-04) 4 July 1963 (age 62) Sungai Petani, Kedah, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Nationality	Malaysian
Occupation(s)	Teacher (1985 - 1993) Businessman (1993 - present)
Political party	Malaysia Makkal Sakti Party (MMSP)
Spouse	Vaney Maniam ​ (m. 1990)​
Children	3
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Background

Thanenthiran was born on 4 July 1963 at Sungai Petani, Kedah.^[1] In 1990, he married Vaney Maniam and they have three children. Before entering politics Thanenthiran worked as a teacher.^{[citation needed]}

Ideology

Thanenthiran and the MMSP's main ideology is to develop the education level of Malaysian Indians. Thanenthiran has called on political leaders to adopt at least one Tamil school.^[3]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[4]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2022	P047 Nibong Tebal		Thanenthiran Ramankutty (MMSP)	10,660	13.44%		Fadhlina Sidek (PKR)	42,188	53.20%	79,308	16,293	79.26%
							Mansor Othman (BERSATU)	25,895	32.65%
							Goh Kheng Huat (IND)	565	0.71%

Honours

• Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
  • Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2011)^[5]
  • Grand Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (SMW) – Datuk Seri (2017)^[6]