Rajagopalu died at 3.27 am at the Mawar Hospital here, Thinalan said.
“My father complained of difficulty breathing last night and we rushed him to the Mawar Hospital. He died at 3.27 am,” he said.
Rajagopalu leaves behind wife Datin V. Leelavathy, 61, and three sons, Thinalan, 36, Kamalan, 32, and Dhineshwaran, 30.
Thinalan said his father’s remains had been brought to the family residence at 523, Taman Ujong, Jalan Jambu 2, here.
Rajagopalu would be cremated at the Jalan Tun Dr Ismail Crematorium here at 4.30 pm today, he told Bernama.
Rajagopalu, a lawyer, was the head of the Rasah MIC Division and chairman of the Negeri Sembilan NAAM Foundation.
He was a former MIC secretary-general, a former state assemblyman for Jeram Padang and Port Dickson and a former state executive councillor.
MIC Central Working Committee (CWC) member Datuk V.S. Mogan expressed shock over the death.
“Rajagopalu’s death is a big loss to the Indian community, particularly in this state. He had contributed a great deal for the development and progress of the Indian community, both in the political and social fields,” he told Bernama.
Mogan, who is the Rembau MIC head, said the Wisma MIC building here was put up through the efforts of Rajagopalu.
— BERNAMA
