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RESIDENTS of Ipoh’s Tasik Taman Manikavasagam, which was built by the Nesa Multi-Purpose Cooperative society in 1976, have appealed to the Perak government to allocate a plot of land to build a new temple, Tamil Nesan reported.
The residents, comprising about 80% Indians, had built the Sri Muniswarar temple with the hope that Nesa would eventually allocate the land for the temple.
The residents were surprised that Nesa would use the land to build houses instead and had not allocated any alternative land to them for religious purposes.
They submitted their request to Perak MIC chief and state executive councillor Datuk G. Rajoo who attended the annual religious celebrations at the temple on Tuesday.
Rajoo said it was surprising to note that Nesa, a cooperative for the Indian community, had failed to allocate the land for religious purposes.
He assured the residents that the temple would not be demolished till the alternative land was found.
He also promised to talk to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali to approve a plot of land.
