[2] Gobalakrishnan on 8 May 2017 rejoined the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) after leaving it 18 years ago to join PKR.

[4] In September 2009, Gobalakrishnan was arrested for allegedly using criminal force to obstruct a police officer.

[7] He resigned from the party the following month to sit as an independent, announcing plans to form a non-governmental organisation.

[8] He recontested Padang Serai at the 2013 election as an Independent, having unsuccessfully sought the nomination of the Barisan Nasional coalition.

[9][10] In April 2019, the Putrajaya Court of Appeal ruled Gobalakrishnan has to pay RM150,000 in damages for defaming and RM5,000 in costs to lawyer and former Malaysian Bar president Manjeet Singh Dhillon.