Malayperumal Pillai

Mr. Malayperumal Pillai is the maternal grandfather of R. Emmanuel Raj

Erwin. It was during the period when Tamils migrated to Malaysia as laborers to
work in rubber plantations, that Mr. Malayperumal 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.

Mr. Malayperumal 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. Malayperumal 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. Malayperumal Pillai during his lifetime get featured along with his photograph
in the annals.

History

Mr. Malayperumal 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.
Malayperumal Pillai, who is none other than the grandfather of R. Emmanuel Raj
Erwin. Adjacent to the statue of Mr. Malayperumal 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 Mr. Emmanuel Raj Erwin 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.