First Malaysian navy chief Thana recalls colour blind Malaysia

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K Thanabalasingam, 84, helmed the navy when he was 31 and retired at the age of 40.PETALING JAYA: When K Thanabalasingam was appointed chief of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) in 1967, he scored a couple of firsts.He was not only the youngest ever chief at 31, the British-trained naval officer was also the first Malaysian to helm the post.Incidentally, his retirement, too, was a first as no head of service has ever left the armed forces at the age of 40.What is interesting is that the Kuala Lumpur-born former Victoria Institution student was not the first name that was considered by Tunku Abdul Rahman, who was the prime minister when he decided to Malaysianise the navy’s top post which was then headed by an Australian. The Tunku first asked senior army officer Brig Gen Mohd Sany Abdul Ghaffar to take the job.Thanabalasingam designed the Malaysian navy ensign, which is still in u…