Chandra Sri Ram is the wife of the late Gopal Sri Ram, a former Malaysian judge and senior lawyer.
She is a private person who does not reveal much about her life but has been involved in several legal controversies. She is also the mother of two sons, Vinayak and Govind, both of whom are successful professionals.
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- Full Name: Chandra Sri Ram
- Date of birth: None
- Age: None
- Gender: Female
- Place of birth: Malaysia
- Nationality: Malaysian
- Occupation: None
- Height: 172 cm
- Parents: None
- Siblings: None
- Spouse: Gopal Sri Ram (deceased)
- Children: Vinayak Sri Ram and Govind Sri Ram
- Relationship status: Widowed
- Net worth: $200,000
Early life and education
Not much is known about Chandra Sri Ram’s early life and education. She was born and raised in Malaysia, but her exact date and place of birth are not known to the public. She is of Indian descent and follows the Hindu religion.
She completed her secondary and tertiary education in Malaysia, but details of her educational background are not disclosed.
Personal life
Chandra Sri Ram was married to Gopal Sri Ram for many years until his death on January 29, 2023.
He is a prominent constitutional jurist and a leading figure in the Malaysian legal system. He has also prosecuted cases related to 1MDB and the Rosmah corruption cases.
He is widely respected and admired for his lucid and unconventional judgments. He wrote some 800 judgments while sitting on the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court from 1994 to 2010.
He was also a member of staff at Lincoln’s Inn in London. He was awarded an MBE and OBE for his work. He is survived by his wife, Chandra, and two sons.
Chandra and Gopal have two sons, Vinayak and Govind, both of whom are successful in their fields. Vinayak is a lawyer specializing in corporate and commercial law.
He is a partner at the law firm Skrine in Kuala Lumpur. Govind is a physician working as a consultant cardiologist at the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur. He is also an associate professor of medicine at the University of Malaya.
Career
Chandra Sri Ram’s career is not much known to the public. She is a private person and prefers to avoid media attention.
She did not reveal her occupation, but it is possible that she is a housewife or a retired professional.
She does not participate in any social or political activities, unlike her husband, who is always vocal on many issues of public concern.
Argumentative
Chandra Sri Ram has been involved in several legal controversies related to her husband’s career and court cases.
In 1995, she sued the International School of Kuala Lumpur for removing her 17-year-old son, Govind, from the school’s debating team and claimed a whopping RM6 million in damages.
Both sides settled the case, but the case drew international criticism from Amnesty International and journalists’ groups as an attempt to restrict freedom of speech.
Even the then US President, Bill Clinton, wrote a letter of protest to the Prime Minister when the journalist who wrote critically about the case, Murray Hiebert, was jailed for contempt of court.
Hiebert is the first journalist to be jailed in Malaysia for contempt of court for his reporting, and the first in a Commonwealth country in 50 years.
It is believed that the main reason the case was brought to court was because Chandra was held in contempt because the article described her as a “petty, vengeful woman”.
In 2014, Chandra was accused of trying to extort RM10 million from a senior IAS officer of Madhya Pradesh, Sachin Sinha, and his family. Sinha, the commissioner of higher education, had complained to the Shri Ram Chandra Mission (SRCM), Chennai, a spiritual organisation with which Chandra was affiliated, for harassing him and his family and demanding money from them.
Sinha claimed that he and his family were followers of SRCM, but they decided to leave the organization after discovering some irregularities and illegal activities.
He alleged that Chandra and several other SRCM officials threatened him and his family with dire consequences if they did not pay them RM10 million.
He also alleged that Chandra tried to influence him to favour the SRCM in some official matters. SRCM officials denied the allegations and claimed that Sinha was trying to defame the organisation.
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Net worth
Chandra Sri Ram’s net worth is around $200,000.
Although she has not disclosed her income or assets, she is likely well off due to her husband’s successful career and fame.
