 For example, he promoted education and thrift among Indian workers, lobbied for the introduction of English language instruction in Tamil schools in Perak and for the transformation of the South Indian Immigration Labour Fund into an education fund for the children of plantation workers.The greatest challenge that MIC faced during his presidency was the fragmentation of estates, the livelihood of almost all Indian workers.In a bid to help the fragmentation, the party sponsored cooperative efforts to acquire estates and prevent displacement of the workers.