A granddaughter of Shamsiah Fakeh has urged the Home Ministry to lift a ban on the Malayan Communist Party figure’s memoir and another book that narrates stories about the organisation’s struggle.

Bandar Utama assemblyperson Jamaliah Jamaluddin, in a statement on Facebook, expressed disappointment with the Home Ministry’s move to ban the two books - “Memoir Shamsiah Fakeh: Dari Awas ke Rejimen ke-10” and “Komrad Asi (Rejimen 10): Dalam Denyut Nihilisme Sejarah”.

“The memoir has been...