By M. SIVANANTHA SHARMA north@thestar.com.my
HINDU temple committees building temples on private land should get approval from the local council and the landowner.
Penang Health, Welfare and Ca-ring Society Committee chairman P.K. Subbaiyah said they had to adhere to the local by-laws and guidelines when building new temples.
He said there were many cases of temples being built without prior approval from local authorities and they had to be torn down, he said.
The event was held at SJK (Tamil) Mak Mandin, Butterworth.
Present were MHS Butterworth Council chairman G. Shanmuganathan, MHS state chairman M. Perumal and event organising chairman D. Nalini Devi.
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Hymn recital: Subbaiyah (back row, second right) posing with the winners.
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On the Thirmurai recital contest, he said he was happy to see a large turnout of 762 contestants.
Praising parents for attending the event, he said their presence would motivate the children to perform better.
Such involvement in spiritual events would help keep away the children from undesirable activities, he said.
Earlier, Perumal in his speech thanked Subbaiyah for his allocation of RM10,000 to the Penang Malaysia Hindu Sangam.