Malaysian Dato M Shan provides an insider look into the Tamil Jaffna community who came to Malaya on a three word cable " Come. Work arranged." From 2 Singapore Deputy Prime Minister's to Malaysia's first education Minister, key top civil servants, and female freedom fighters, see the community "which has always punched far above its weight through the eyes of 79-year-old Dato Shan, a Jaffna Tamil himself  in his hilarious, wryly observant new short-story collection.  

 

 

 

Malaysian Dato M Shan provides an insider look into the Tamil Jaffna community who came to Malaya on a three word cable " Come. Work arranged."&nbsp;From 2 Singapore Deputy Prime Minister's to Malaysia's first education Minister, key top civil servants, and female freedom fighters, see the community "which has always punched far above its weight through the eyes of 79-year-old Dato Shan, a Jaffna Tamil himself &nbsp;in his hilarious, wryly observant new short-story collection. &nbsp;
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