Harinder Veriah with her son Ravi, who was just 16 months old when her life was cut short at age 33. (Martin Jacques pic)PETALING JAYA: “I am at the bottom of the pile here.”
These were the words Harinder Veriah reportedly said to her husband, Martin Jacques, as she lay in a Hong Kong hospital bed less than 24 hours before her death.
For Jacques, the remark would take on enormous significance. His personal tragedy led to a decade-long search for answers over his wife’s treatment, while her story became closely associated with a wider campaign for racial equality in Hong Kong.
The Malaysian lawyer, affectionately known as Hari, died at Ruttonjee Hospital in Wan Chai on Jan 2, 2000. She was just 33.
