Born in British Ceylon in 1932, Sandrasegaran Woodhull, sometimes referred as "Sandra", "Sydney" or "Sidney" in the press, entered the University of Malaya in 1951 as a Sultan Ibrahim scholar from Johor.
He was a founding member of the University Socialist Club in 1953, serving as Financial Secretary in the first Central Working Committee.
[7] Woodhull was against the PAP proposal for merger with Malaysian Federation, calling it a political "strait jacket".
His wake was held at the Mount Vernon Columbarium at night in 28 November and his cremated remains was later brought back to Kuala Lumpur.
He is survived by his wife Peng, his daughters Anashuya and Anuita, his son Anshumann, and a granddaughter Lara Sayana Bell.