And he’s also a beaten man.
According to the crime watchdog leader, he has been beaten up and threatened many times, but the shooting was the last straw.
Demoralised: Sanjeevan showing his scars during the interview and (inset) how he looked before the shooting. Pic -thestar
The MyWatch chairman is leaving his advocacy days behind, saying that continuing his work was “not worth another bullet or his family’s safety” report Malaysiaediton.
“I am thinking of a natural death for MyWatch. As a patriotic Malaysian, I’ve done my part and have been beaten and shot at for it,” he told The Star in an interview yesterday at a location that he does not want to be disclosed.
However, the 29-year-old was visibly angry when lamenting about the alleged corruption in the country’s police force.
“Since I woke up, I’ve been told the police have locked up my informers and friends, like Ramesh Balakrishnan who was with me when I was shot. They accused him of being involved with drugs when he has been clean for three years,” he said.
While his NGO career may be over, Sanjeevan said he would continue being a Negri Sembilan exco member for PKR.
Following the surgery to remove the .38 slug which pierced through his right arm, Sanjeevan has lost mobility in the arm, and he grimaces in pain and grabs his chest while talking.
Sanjeevan suffered temporary amnesia and couldn’t even remember his own parents.
“But I remember now and I can remember everything that happened when I got shot.
“I had crab curry for lunch and was fetching my friend. When we were at the junction, the motorcycle pulled up and the pillion rider took out the gun.
“I saw his face. He was an Indian, fat and tall. He shot once and I felt the bullet go through my arm and my lung and into my side. I just thought: ‘I’m dead, I’m dead,’” said Sanjeevan.
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