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IN THE past years, the Malaysian Hindu Sangam (MHS) and other Hindu associations have been organising prison visits to give inmates moral encouragement and spiritual support during Deepavali.
Now, the NGOs have gone a step further by including visits to the Kajang prison during the Hindu New Year as well as during the nine-day Navarathiri festival.
Kajang Prison deputy director ACP S. Gunasegaran said he welcomed the gesture while addressing members of the Hindu-based organisations during their visit recently to bring cheer to the inmates and donate foodstuff in conjunction with the Festival of Lights.
Good news: MHS president R.S. Mohan Shan (fourth from left) and Gunasegaran (third from left) joining other Hindu organisation representatives in cutting the goodwill cake during their visit to the Kajang Prisons a week before Deepavali.“The additional visits will make the inmates feel like they are still part of society,’’ said Gunasegaran.
Meanwhile, Prisons coordinator S.K. Thanikasalam said various Hindu organisations were jointly working to provide a syllabus to help the Hindu inmates with weekly programmes and a halfway home to act as a rehabilitation centre for those released from prison.
Thanikasalam said that one home had already been established in Sungai Petani, with another project planned in Kajang.
“This will be in line with helping the discharged prisoners. We will work with the various prison authorities to formulate a system where the MHS is informed whenever a prisoner is released or about to be released so that it can take over the responsibilities of rehabilitation,’’ added Thanikasalam.
The group also spread cheer among the Hindu inmates with religious counselling and talks conducted at both the men’s and women’s prisons.
During their half-day visit, the committee also visited the prison for the juveniles.
source: http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/11/10/central/7379464&sec=central
Indian immates must be in the majority…the after products of 53 years of oppression and ‘mandor’ supervision of the poor indians in malaysia…Viva MIC and kudoos to all those STILL supporting BN and UMNO…
Valga One Malaysia!!