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uthayakumar during a malaysiakini interview . hindraf legal advisor hindu kelantan , federation of malaya p. uthayakumar uthaya 200xp malaysian p. waytha moorthy , p. waytha nayagi ponnusamy s/o arunasalam 7 november 1961 p. uthayakumar
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p. uthayakumar

uthayakumar s/o ponnusamy -lrb- born 7 november 1961 -rrb- is a malaysian lawyer of tamil origin .
he is the older brother of p. waytha moorthy , hindraf -lrb- the hindu rights action force -rrb- lawyer who headed a team of lawyers to file a class action suit against the united kingdom for `` abandoning minority indians to the mercy of majoritarian malay rule while granting independence on august 31 , 1957 '' .
although uthayakumar is only a legal advisor of hindraf , a coalition of several non-governmental organisations , he is regarded as the de facto leader of hindraf .
