சுரேந்திரன்), commonly referred to as N. Surendran, is a Malaysian lawyer and politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Padang Serai from May 2013 to May 2018.
The appointment was a surprise: Surendran was not a parliamentarian at the time and his selection was criticised by N. Gobalakrishnan, the then Padang Serai MP who had just lost a ballot for the vice presidency.
Surendran had expressed surprise, travelling to Padang Serai from his home in Kuala Lumpur to campaign, at the extent of rural poverty there.
The government-dominated Parliament voted to suspend him on the ground of insulting the Speaker of the House of Representatives during a debate about the demolition of Hindu temples.
[11] Surendran criticised the lack of response from PH lawmakers when a sedition probe was launched against former member of parliament Tony Pua over remarks he made in response to the Malaysian pardons board's decision to reduce former prime minister Najib Razak's 12 year jail sentence and RM210 million fine, calling it "shameful".