Krishnasamy Shiman

In this Indian name, the name Shiman is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Krishnasamy. The abbreviation "s/o" or "d/o", if used, means "son of" or "daughter of" respectively.

Krishnasamy s/o Shiman (Tamil: ஷி. கிருஷ்ணசாமி) (5 October 1946 – 11 January 2008) was a state assemblyman for the Tenggaroh constituency from 1995 to 2008, belonging to the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). His assassination sparked grave security concerns among politicians.^[1]

Yang Berbahagia Datuk Krishnasamy Shiman PJN KMN AMN
Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly for Tenggaroh
In office 25 April 1995 – 11 January 2008
Preceded by	Singgatore Achotan
Succeeded by	Murukasvary Thanarajan
Personal details
Born	(1946-10-05)5 October 1946 Tangkak, Johor, Federation of Malaya
Died	11 January 2008(2008-01-11) (aged 61) Johor State MIC Building
Political party	Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) (–2008)
Other political affiliations	Barisan Nasional (BN) (–2008)
Spouse	N. Sornavalli
Children	3 (include Raven Kumar Krishnasamy)
Occupation	Politician

Career

Before venturing into politics, he was a contractor.^[2] Then, after 1995, he ventured into politics and left his career as a contractor.

Beliau berkahwin dengan Datin N. Sornavalli dan mendapat empat orang anak iaitu Rani, Raj Kumar, Rathika dan Raven Kumar.^[3]

Political career

He entered politics in 1995. He contested on the Barisan Nasional ticket, and won in the Tenggaroh state constituency. Krishnasamy was the most outspoken politician on youth programmes in the party and in Johor.^[2]

In the 2004 Malaysian General Election, Krishnasamy contested in Tenggaroh for the third time and won. He defeated PAS candidate Sheikh Abdullah Said Salleh with a majority of 8,281 votes. Krishnasamy won 10,412 votes and Shekh Abdullah 2,125 votes.

Death

On 11 January 2008 at 2.30pm, as he was entering the lift at the Johor MIC Building on Jalan Segget. He was shot dead in the head.^[4]

Election results

Johor State Legislative Assembly^[5][6]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
1995	N10 Tenggaroh		Krishnasamy Shiman (MIC)
1999			Krishnasamy Shiman (MIC)	11,071	73.85%		Terng Liok Seng (keADILan)	3,920	26.15%	15,680	7,151	70.2%
2004	N33 Tenggaroh		Krishnasamy Shiman (MIC)	10,412	83.05%		Sheikh Abdullah Said Salleh (PAS)	2,125	16.95%	12,833	8,287	75.28%

Honours

• Malaysia :
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2003)^[7]
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1999)^[8]
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1991)^[9]

See also

• Politics of Malaysia