INTERVIEW | Having just turned 24, Kusaaliny Mahendran is among the youngest individuals appointed to serve as a Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) councillor last month.

A graduate of actuarial science from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), she is finishing her master's in public policy at Universiti Malaya.

However, in an interview with Malaysiakini, she said ’s not content to sit back and leave necessary change and reforms in the hands of others.

“People do ask me why I joined politics...