The body of former Jeram Padang state assemblyperson M Sundram is expected to arrive at KL International Airport (KLIA) from India at 5.30pm today.

His son, Saravanan, 33, said the body was supposed to arrive this morning but the fmaily had to wait as the flight was delayed.

“On arrival at KLIA, the body will be brought to the family home in Taman Rantau. The funeral will be held at Seremban Crematorium in Jalan Tun Dr Ismail, Seremban for cremation at 10.30am tomorrow,” he told Bernama in Seremban today.

Sundram, 67, died of a heart attack in a hotel in Tamil Nadu, India, at about 7pm on Wednesday.

He leaves wife R Nagaratnam, 59, and two sons, Saravanan, 33, and Prathban, 27.

Appointed Negri Sembilan MIC chairperson from 1995-1997, Sundram was also elected to the party’s supreme council.

- Bernama