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Meenakshi Raman

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Meenakshi Raman (born 1958) is a Malaysian environmentalist and the current president of Sahabat Alam Malaysia.

Born in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan in 1958, she is also a public interest lawyer and was among those detained under Ops Lalang in 1987 where she spent 47 days in solitary confinement.[1]

In her capacity as the Sahabat Alam President, she spoke about various environmentalist issues in Malaysia such as the Penang South Island , rare mining in Bukit Enggang Kedah,[2] river pollution in Klang Valley[3] and more.

In 2018, she was the Tanjung Bungah Residents Association chairperson where she urged the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC) to review the fines[4] implicated in the October 2017 landslide tragedy which led to the deaths of 11 lives.[5]

Free Malaysia Today described her as the "Erin Brokovich of Malaysia"[6] for her work in championing public issues.

References

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  1. ^ admin, Aliran (2022-03-24). "Meenakshi Raman - taking the road less travelled". Aliran. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  2. ^ Raman, Meenakshi (2023-04-04). "LETTER | Don't approve rare earth mining in Bukit Enggang, Kedah". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  3. ^ "River pollution: SAM urges authorities to lay out action plan". The Star. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ "Tg Bungah residents shocked landslide culprits fined only RM40k each". Malaysiakini. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  5. ^ Woo, Joshua (2017-10-24). "Why did MBPP approve the Tanjung Bungah development project?". Malaysiakini. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  6. ^ Nambiar, Predeep (2017-10-27). "Meet Malaysia's own Erin Brokovich, champion of the common folk". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 2024-03-11.