About the Samajam
Association Name
Malacca Kerala Samajam (MKS)
Year of Inception
1965
Registration Number
PPM-003-04-05061986
Address
387-C, Jalan Melor 1, Taman Peringgit Jaya,
75400, Melaka
President
Mr Revi Andran Govindan
Vice President
Mr C. R. Ramakumar Nambiar
Secretary
Ms Anita Govindan
Treasurer
Mr Suraj Kunhappan
Officially in 1966 Mr. M.R.K. Nayar took office as the elected President. Since then, Mr P.N. Sukumaran, Mr K.A.G. Menon, Dr. Vijayaraghavan and Mr. S.Sivan were the subsequent Presidents, until it has been renamed to Malacca Kerala Samajam (1986)/Persatuan Malayalee Melaka (1986).
Executive Committee
Revi Andran Govindan
President
C. R. Ramakumar Nambiar
Vice President
Suraj Kunhappan
Treasurer
Anita Govindan
Secretary
Dr Sharmini Arumugam
Asst. Secretary
Dr Jayasankar Sankaran
Committee Member
Haji A.P. Moidu Hj Abu Bakar
Committee Member
Jaya Gobi Narayanan
Committee Member
Vidyaratnam C.S. Menon
Committee Member
Sasidaran Raman
Committee Member
P.T. Chandramal Theetunni
Committee Member
Jayandran Govindan
Committee Member
Sandeep Nair Sivadasan
Committee Member
Nitin Kumaran Sathish Chandra
Committee Member
Dr. Pradeep E.K. Nayar
Auditor
Gopala Krishnan Muniandy
Auditor
A glance at history.
The Malacca Kerala Samajam (1986)/Persatuan Malayalee Melaka (1986) was registered with the Registrar of Societies in 1986 and is now 35 years old. This Samajam has helped foster relationships and culture among Malayalees living in areas such as Jasin, Alor Gajah and other parts of Melaka. It is probably the only remaining evidence of the struggle for an association for Malayalees in Melaka that was initiated by a group of men in the last few decades.
In 1994, Malacca Kerala Samajam (1986) bought its own building, a shop house, which is called the “Samajam Building” or “MKS House”. This was initiated by Mr N.M Cherian, who was the President of MKS (1986) at that time. The registered address is 387-C, Jalan Melor 1, Taman Peringgit Jaya, 75400, Melaka. Since then the “MKS House” was used for all meetings and most of its functions if the capacity permits.
The current President, for the term 2021-2022 is Mr Revi Andran who was elected at the 36th AGM.