Dap S Kulasegaran Shouldn T Play Politics With Prasana Indira Gandhi S Missing Daughter Of 16 Years

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IT IS good that Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) M. Kulasegaran has come to the assistance of Ipoh kindergarten teacher M. Indira Gandhi who is still waiting to be re-united with her daughter Prasana Diksa who went missing 16 years ago.
Whether the police are aware of the whereabouts of the father who converted himself and the child to Islam is not clear.
When Kula was in the opposition, he took up the case of Indira’s missing child but abandoned it as soon as he became part of the government in 2018 for a brief period.
Deputy Law Minister and Ipoh Barat MP M. Kulasegaran (in circle), former de facto law minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim (holding mic) and Datin Paduka Marina Mahathir (in hat) are present during the Indira Gandhi Justice March in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 22, 2025 (Image credit: Malay Mail)Many of us thought that Kula had abandoned his support for Indira until he showed up at the march of the mother and supporters who wanted to meet the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Datuk Seri Khalid Ismail in Bukit Aman.
Six-month challenge
The crowd dispersed after Kula gave the assurance that he would try to arrange a meeting between Indira and Khalid very soon.
It appears that Kula is part of the government and not part of it. He joined in the march to show he was the same person as when he was in the opposition, yet by using his ministerial contacts he assured Indira he would arrange a meeting with the police chief.

The IGP might meet Indira or he might not meet her. Perhaps Khalid might be in an embarrassing situation to paint a gloomy picture of the whereabouts of the child and the husband.
Some quarters are saying that the police might be in the know about the whereabouts of the child and her father but because of the ethnic, religious and political repercussions, it might not be in the interest of the police to disclose the location or detain the husband for kidnap.
Kula has been criticised by both Gerakan and the MIC for his rather wishy-washy role on the matter of Indira’s lost child.
MIC accused Kula of being spineless in fighting for the rights of the aggrieved mother. Gerakan’s Naran Singh has given Kula six months to arrange a meeting between Indira and Khalid. If Kula fails, Naran has urged him to tender his resignation as the deputy minister.



Playing for time
Even if Kula arranges the meeting with Khalid, there is no guarantee that Indira would be able to locate the whereabouts of her lost child Prasana Diksa.
Maybe the authorities in the country are waiting for Prasana to turn 18 years of age before informing the mother of her whereabouts.
Once Prasana has reached 18 years of age, her conversion can no longer be challenged in a court of law.
At this point in time, Indira is not bothered about whether her missing child of 16 years remains a Muslim or not. All she wants is to re-unite with her child.
Kula should not play politics with the lost child of Indira. The mother is an extremely aggrieved person; just imagine that she has not been able to see, hug or kiss her daughter for 16 years.
While I wish good luck to Kula in arranging a meeting between Indira and Khalid, he should be reminded not to play politics with the aggrieved mother.
Whether Kula resigns from his position or not might not make any impact on the future reunion between Indira and Khalid. Indira is determined more than ever to be re-united with her lost child. 
David Marshel is the United Rights of Malaysian Party (Urimai) deputy chairman.
The views expressed are solely of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of MMKtT.
-  Focus Malaysia.

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