Malaysia Day - National celebration, family tragedy

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I was just a 16-year old schoolboy when our first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman shouted the word Merdeka (independence) seven times in front of a joyous crowd at the Selangor Club Padang (now known as Dataran Merdeka) on Aug 31, 1957, but by the time the country celebrated Malaysia Day on Sept 16, 1963, I was already a working adult. I would like to share my memories of these two historic events. Merdeka: Though we were not actually present at the Padang on Aug 31, 1957, my father S Ramanathan Iyer who was working in both Kajang and Kuala Lumpur Courts has told us that he saw the preparations from the High Court building opposite the venue. As there was no television then, we heard the radio broadcast the next morning. In Kajang High School, we witnessed the lowering of the British flag and raising of the Malayan flag by headmaster Mr Davidson. Over the next few days, we learn…