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Millionaire
temple committee member poser
Andrew Ong, Malaysiakini
Feb 7, 06 8:25pm
He allegedly owns a fleet of 12
luxury cars, including two Mercedes Benzes E240 - all of them bearing the same registration
number.
He also owns several properties locally and abroad,
the largest one being a 10-room bungalow in Kota Damansara estimated
to be worth RM4 million."
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RM
2.5million Murugan Statue |
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Samy Vellu officially opened the statue on 29/01/06 |
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| Height - 42.7
meter. Supposed to be the tallest Murugan statue in
the world. |
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| Location: Sri
Maha Marriamman Temple, Batu Caves, Selangor. |
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| Flower garland
cost - RM15,000 Estimated to last, not more than a
week. |
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| Concrete used:
1,550 cu. metres |
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| Steel Bars:
250 tones |
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| Paint: 300
litres |
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| Spear: 27.4
m (90 feet) |
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Thaipusam
State
holiday in Selangor, Penang, Perak and Negeri Sembilan. Single largest gathering of Indians, estimated
to be 600,000 to 800,000 make a trip to Batu Caves
situated about 15 km from Kuala Lumpur. Not all are devotees come
there to pray but rather the majority treat it as a carnival.
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Get out, Kg Rawa temple head told
Athi Veeranggan
Oct 24, 07 Malaysiakini
The Hindu temple at the centre of the 1998 communal tensions in Kampung Rawa, Penang, is caught up in controversy again - this time, due to alleged dereliction of duty by the interim head of the temple committee. ( ......more) |
Spending millions for a statue and yet can’t
solve the Batu Caves garbage issue every year on
Thaipusam. All these charity organizations providing
free food in the name of anna thaanam so that they can get punniam. But, who
is eating? Tons of food is wasted, thrown everywhere
and the rotting smell was unbearable. May be one
could get real punniam if at all they supply
food to the real starving people in Darfur, Africa.
or or some duped foreign
workers. |
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This is the scene right infront
of Vinayagar Temple not far from the million dollar
statue. |
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Temple Demolitions SpellCreeping Islamisation
Baradan Kuppusamy
KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 1 (IPS) - "Why do they have to tear down our temples," asked A. Kanagamah, a hospital worker. Tears streamed down her cheeks as city hall workers, protected by police in riot gear, demolished a 107-year-old Hindu temple in the city mid-May (.....more) |
The
Sri Maha Mariaman Temple, the richest Hindu temple in the country,
has a long history of power struggle and corruption. So far only
one conviction.
Tai
Pucam in Malaysia: An Incipient Hindu Unity by:
Carl Vadivella Belle |
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