Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email Looks like Kedah and Malacca have to wait for another year (and also wait for election result!).
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Meanwhile, Kedah has said it may declare Thaipusam a public holiday next year. Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said in Alor Star that the state would not consider making it a holiday this year because there was not enough time to do so. “We have to seek approval from the Sultan of Kedah first. “It also involves some paperwork. The decision also has to be made at the state executive council meeting and it may take some time,” he said.
He was asked to comment on MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu’s statement that he would appeal for Thaipusam to be declared a public holiday in Kedah and Malacca.
Thaipusam is celebrated on a grand scale in Sungai Petani at the Sri Subramaniar Swami Devasthanam Temple. More than 150,000 devotees attend the event each year.
Malacca MIC chairman Datuk R. Raghavan said he would raise the proposal to have Thaipusam declared a holiday at the state exco meeting tomorrow. “I have already spoken to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam on this,” he said.
Thousands are expected to gather at the Sri Subramaniar Temple in Batu Berendam, Malacca, for prayers as well as the fulfilling of vows for Thaipusam tomorrow.
