and the Tunku, arranged for a meeting at his home in Treacher Road (now Jalan Sultan Ismail) for both men to settle their differences. The meeting, which took place in the piano room, lasted almost the whole day but the two could not come to an agreement. A second meeting was arranged and that too failed. Disappointed with the racial slant in Malayan politics, Thuraisingham resigned as Member for Education in 1955. Said his wife Datin Thayamany in an interview to New Sunday Times (31 December 2006): Contributions Thuraisingham, the first leader of the Ceylon Federation of Malaya, a political party representing the small Tamil community from Sri Lanka, was appointed a senator in 1957, retiring in 1974 due to ill health. Despite his failing health, he continued as Chairman of Malaysian Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis (MAPTB) till his death at age 80, as he took seriously the challenges of tuberculosis prevention. The TB Diagnostic Clinic in Setapak is named after Dato Thuraisingham. Selangor Turf Club Among the many committees Dato Sir Clough Thuraisingham served on, he especially enjoyed being Chairman of the Selangor Turf Club on Jalan Ampang, a popular position he held for over 20 years overseeing the massive development of the turf club from a small colonial racing club to one that many Malaysians were proud to participate in. Thuraisingham's leadership brought many momentous changes, as he nurtured the Club's transition from a European concern to a local one. Among these changes were the construction of labourers' quarters, improvements to the stables and an increased level of concern for the well-being of the Club's staff. It was also during Thuraisingham's tenure that radio broadcasts of race proceedings began in Malaya. This was in 1954. Just two years later, Dato Sir Thuraisingham added another notch to his list of achievements when he successfully replaced the Club's old attap shed with a $1mil grandstand. Built to accommodate the growing number of race fans, the new grandstand was declared open by the Prime Minister of Malaya, Tunku Abdul Rahman, on 3 April 1956. This development helped to further improve the Club's growing reputation for being an exceptional and professional facility. The Club's progress faced a slight hiccup in 1957 when the "Great Floods" hit Kuala Lumpur. Water-logged roads made it difficult for outstation horses to reach the Club by land, but the Club surmounted the problem by arranging