{"id":1148,"date":"2008-01-20T23:00:13","date_gmt":"2008-01-20T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/religion\/2008\/01\/20\/thaipusam-holiday-to-win-back-community-support\/"},"modified":"2008-01-20T22:22:59","modified_gmt":"2008-01-20T14:22:59","slug":"thaipusam-holiday-to-win-back-community-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/religion\/2008\/01\/20\/thaipusam-holiday-to-win-back-community-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Thaipusam holiday to win back community support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just came back from Maran to catch the news and heard that Thaipusam has been declared as public holiday in KL and Putrajaya. The signs were already there since last week. However it is surprising that after so many years of lobbying by MIC and others, the PM seems to realise that Thaipusam causes massive jam in KL and people complaint about it. How convenient indeed! \ud83d\ude42 Is it some sort of bribery to win back the Indian community?<\/p>\n

I suppose after cabinet meeting, it may be extended to few other states with high Indian population like Malacca and Kedah.<\/p>\n

What surprises me is that first PM said its to be discussed further, and suddenly we get holiday for two federal territories.<\/p>\n

What surprises me even more is that, last year, the government were mulling about reducing the number of public holidays <\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thaipusam declared a public holiday for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya<\/h5>\n

By : NST NEWSDESK <\/a>
\nsource<\/a>
\nPRIME Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has announced that the Government has declared Thaipusam a public holiday for Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. This year’s Thaipusam falls on Wednesday (Jan 23).<\/p>\n<\/table>\n

Currently, Thaipusam is a public holiday in Negri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Johor and Selangor.<\/p>\n

PM mulls over holiday for Thaipusam<\/p>\n

By SHAHANAAZ SHER HABIB and MARTIN CARVALHO<\/strong><\/p>\n

source<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

newsdesk@thestar.com.my<\/a><\/p>\n

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi pledged to the Indian community yesterday that he would consider declaring Thaipusam a national <\/strong> holiday.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister said the annual festival, which falls on Wednesday this year, was nearing and the community was filled with expectations.<\/p>\n

Addressing a Ponggal Festival (Tamil New Year) event at Bukit Bintang here last night, Abdullah said he understood and appreciated the meaning of a poem read out earlier by an Indian participant, who called for Thaipusam to be made a holiday.<\/p>\n

Part of the poem read: <\/em><\/p>\n

Sambutan Thaipusam semakin dekat
\nWarga menanti pengumuman cuti<\/em><\/p>\n

(Thaipusam is nearing,
\nThe people are awaiting news of a holiday)<\/em><\/p>\n

The Prime Minister, in a pantun-style reply of his own, said he would have a meeting before making a decision. “I have to hold a meeting before a decision can be made. I promise you, I’ll consider it,” he added.<\/p>\n

Thaipusam is currently a holiday in Selangor, Penang, Perak, Negri Sembilan and Johor.<\/p>\n

Samy Vellu thanks PM for considering national holiday for Thaipusam<\/u> <\/span><\/h5>\n

BERNAMA<\/p>\n

<\/a> source<\/a><\/p>\n

KUALA LUMPUR, SUN:<\/p>\n

MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu today thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for agreeing to consider MIC’s proposal to declare Thaipusam a national public holiday.<\/p>\n

<\/table>\n

The Works Minister hoped the decision could be made at the next weekly Cabinet meeting as stated by the prime minister yesterday. “It will be a long-awaited decision to have Thaipusam declared a national holiday or even a public holiday for the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory,” he told Bernama.<\/p>\n

Abdullah had said yesterday he would consider declaring Thaipusam a national public holiday after seeking approval from the Cabinet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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