Malayaperumal Pillai

Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai is the maternal grandfather of Dato Dr. R.

Emmanuel Erwin Raj. It was during the period when Tamils migrated to Malaysia as
laborers to work in rubber plantations, that Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai too left his
homeland to reach the Malaysian soil. He left his hometown Karaikal in South India
in the year 1900 AD to work as an accountant and in civil construction in Malaysia.
During this time, Malaysia was an underdeveloped country and English language was
not known to many. Many did not know how to speak English. #Dato Emmanuel
Erwin Raj

Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai who resided in Eppo District understood the importance of
learning English language. Owing to his keen interest in spreading the learning of
English language, he wanted the people around him to study the language. With this
good intention in mind, he set off house to house in Eppo district inviting children
to come to his house to study English from him. He gave away his own land as
donation towards building an English medium school. This English medium school
which stands tall in Eppo district even today is a symbol of Tamil pride and honor.
It was on the soil donated by Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai of Tamil ethnicity that an
English medium school was built and verily it is a matter of great pride to all Tamil
brethren.

Moreover, much more information about this great human being can be found on
scrolling down the old annals. Many remarkable feats performed by the visionary
Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai during his lifetime get featured along with his photograph
in the annals.

History

Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai was acclaimed for his charitable dispositions towards
various temples and churches of Malaysia, ever since his early years in Malaysia.
The oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, Sri Mariamman
Temple of humble origins has now expanded hugely in size, becoming the most
popular temple in Malaysia and worldwide. The Board that manages the temple`s
administration also manages the world renowned Batu Malai Sri Murugan Temple.
At the foot of the Murugan Temple is seen a black majestic statue of Mr.
Malayaperumal Pillai, who is none other than the grandfather of Dato Dr. R.
Emmanuel Erwin Raj. Adjacent to the statue of Mr. Malayaperumal Pillai is also
seen the statue of his son, Mr. Ganapati Pillai.

The prominence of the two statues throws light on the fact that the grandfathers
of Dato Dr. R. Emmanuel Erwin Raj were patrons of Tamil culture and its
community. They had contributed immensely towards the propagation and
establishment of Tamil culture and pride in Malaysian soil. His predecessors are
also known to have taken keen interest in the spread of the greatness of Tamil
culture through their commendable social services in Malaysia.