About the Samajam
Association Name
Selangor & Federal Territory Malayalee Association (SFTMA)
Year of Inception
1952
Registration Number
PPM-004-14-22051953
Address
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President
Hilda Alposilva
Vice President I
Velayuthan
Vice President II
Valsala Rajaram
Hon. Gen. Secretary
Manivannan Velayuthan
Hon. Gen. Treasurer
Shantha Rajen
The formation of KSS now known as SFTMA was to cater for the social and cultural needs of Malayalees in Selangor and the Federal Territory. Malayalees are those people who hailed from the then States of Travancore, Cochin and Malabar in South India, now called Kerala, with a language of their own called Malayalam. Malayalees have their own traditions and culture and celebrate a festival called Onam, irrespective of their social or religious difference.
Executive Committee
Hilda Alposilva
President
Velayuthan
Vice President I
Valsala Rajaram
Vice President II
Manivannan Velayuthan
Hon.Gen. Secretary
Geetha Padmanabhan
Asst. Gen. Secretary
Shantha Rajen
Hon. Gen. Treasurer
Datin Sri Shaila V
Cultural Bureau
Dhania Nair
Youth Bureau
Asha Nair
Ladies Bureau
Priscilla Alfred
Fund Raising Bureau
Sulochini Nair
Communication Bureau
Vineeth Menon
Communication Bureau
Sasikumar Poduval
Auditor
Thomas Mae Abraham
Auditor
A glance at history.
In the 57 years of the Association’s existence, it has not only seen the membership progressing to the fourth generation of Malayalees but also the entrenchment of Malayalee culture and traditions among the Malayalee community in its new found homeland, Malaysia. SFTMA during this period played an important role in initiating the formation of the All Malaysia Malayalee Association (AMMA) in 1975, an umbrella body that brings together all Malayalee Samajams and Associations spread across the Malay Peninsula. SFTMA is proud of our Patron, Mr. A.C. Pereira who initiated the formation of AMMA.