Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Few things attracted me to this article. Firstly, the proposed land is given in an area far from the worshipping community (and in fact given in a place which is likely to be unfavourable towards the other religion). This is like asking for trouble (if the the report is correct). Who in their right mind will ask a temple to relocate to an area where the majority of them are of different religion?
Secondly, there’s no mention on the status of the temple (legal or illegal). If illegal, then the state government has to intervene. Problem is to find a place to relocate. Not easy to find a place with sizeable Indian community, and even in those places, have plenty of temples.
Thirdly, on a lighter note, the temple chairman’s name is Kevin Poh Ah Kow, which sound like Chinese name. Interesting!
Makkal Osai reported that devotees of the riverside Kaliamman Temple in Pandamaran, Port Klang staged a peaceful demonstration carrying placards in the temple premises yesterday after a notice to relocate was sent by the landowners Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd.
The notice had said the 40-year-old temple would be demolished if it was not relocated.
The alternative land offered by Guthrie, located about 4km away in Teluk Garing, had been rejected by the temple committee as there were no Indians living in the area.
Temple chairman Kevin Poh Ah Kow said that Teluk Garing was a Malay-majority area and anticipated it being a problem in future if Guthrie’s plan continued, hoping the Selangor Government would help resolve the problem.
source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/5/31/nation/8787897&sec=nation
