Cōtinātaṉ; born 4 April 1960) or known as S. Sothinathan, is a Malaysian Politician of Indian Tamil origin.
He was also vice-president of the Malaysian Indian Congress, a component party of the Barisan Nasional ruling coalition.
[1] Sothinathan made his first electoral debut in 2000 Telok Kemang by-election following death of its MP S. A. Anpalagan on 10 June 2000.
[3] His actions were criticised by many BN leaders but won much praise by Malaysian Indians, who saw him as fighting for their rights.
[4] In 2018, Sothinathan announced his campaign for PKR President and Leader of Pakatan Harapan Anwar Ibrahim in the Port Dickson by-election.