{"id":5406,"date":"2009-08-15T23:31:12","date_gmt":"2009-08-15T15:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/?p=5406"},"modified":"2009-08-15T23:31:12","modified_gmt":"2009-08-15T15:31:12","slug":"no-place-for-temple-in-shah-alam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/religion\/2009\/08\/15\/no-place-for-temple-in-shah-alam\/","title":{"rendered":"No place for temple in Shah Alam?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an interesting news: The original location had 99% Muslims, so shift the temple (so says the article<\/a>). Proposed location in Section 23 has 70% Muslims, so the residents have created a committee to protest. Since Shah Alam was created in the late 1970s as a”planned city”, the aim was to populate it with certain race, thus the situation we see now. Acres of estates was redeveloped and the Indians dissappeared. The whole of Shah Alam has become overwhelmingly majority Muslims. I had lots of problem looking for proper Indian restaurant when staying there. Had to travel to either Klang or Sri Muda from Section 17. After a while, one opened at Padang Jawa, so still OK.<\/p>\n

Going by population ratio, looks like have to shift the temple to Sri Muda (which is fast becoming a foreigner-majority area) or out of Shah Alam.\u00a0 Unless the parameter used is different. For example, one temple for every 10km or for every place with 100 Hindu families. As the saying goes, “don’t stay in a place that doesn’t have a temple”.<\/p>\n

Having said all that, maybe there’s too many temple in that area, and they can combine two or more into one bigger complex?<\/p>\n

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The Section 23 site on industrial land near Taman Ixora was picked for the Sri Mariamman temple as there was no other vacant site that was suitable.<\/p>\n

The chairman of the Selangor state committee for welfare, women’s affairs, science, technology and innovation, Rodziah Ismail, said this was also because the industrial site of 0.2 hectares in Section 23 had been converted to place of worship status.<\/p>\n

However, she said, since there had been objections from the residents, the issue will be referred to higher authorities for further action. She said this to reporters after the Programme with Kuwait Finance House and the handing over of Si Manja TAWAS (Tabung Warisan Anak Selangor) cards at Section 7 here today.<\/p>\n<\/table>\n
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Rodziah, who is Batu Tiga state assemblyman, was asked to comment on the objections of Taman Ixora residents who did want the temple near their houses.<\/p>\n

\nShe said she and the Shah Alam member of parliament, Khalid Abdul Samad, the Selangor State Development Board and Shah Alam City Council will meet with the residents.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the Section 23 action committee against the temple construction sent a protest memorandum to Rodziah saying the temple was just 160m from houses, 50m from a playground and 150m from Surau Al-Jannah at the housing estate.<\/p>\n

The committee also asked why there was no public hearing on the matter and that 70 per cent of the residents there were Muslims.<\/p>\n

Rodziah said a public hearing was not necessary as the area was industrial land.<\/p>\n

She said the temple was being moved from Section 19 as the area was 99 per cent Muslim and was near a residential area. — BERNAMA<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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