Deputy Chief Minister I P Ramasamy denied he was angry with PKR's candidate Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail over a Hindu temple allegedly neglected in Seberang Jaya.

Ramasamy said this today after a videoclip showing him in anger over the state of the temple was recently uploaded on Friends of Barisan Nasional Facebook account.

Ramasamy said the Veera Kaliamman temple in Taman Sutra had been there for about 45 years but till now, has no water or electricity supply.

"I am not angry with Wan Azizah ( right ), I am angry with myself, I too, am responsible for this matter," he told Malaysiakini .

"This is the first time we are hearing of their problems. We only learnt about the temple issue when we came to campaign in the area.

 

"As the campaign goes on, we come by several problems and we try to solve them." He added he would contact the Penang Water Authority (PBAPP) to supply water for the temple.

When contacted, temple head K Rajnikantha explained his committee had not approached the state government or Seberang Jaya assemblyman Dr Afif Bahardin, before DAP's visit to the place.

He said the temple caters to about 200 worshippers and sits on 10,000 sq ft piece of land which does not belong to the committee.

"Ramasamy said he will look into our problems including finding another plot of land for the temple," he added.

Rajnikantha said he had seen the video of Ramasamy speaking on the neglect of the temple.

"But he was not angry with Wan Azizah. After all, this is the first time the issue is being raised to them," he added.

Ramasamy and the DAP are in Permatang Pauh to campaign for Wan Azizah who is vying for the Permatang Pauh seats against three others - Umno's Suhaimi Sabudin, PRM's Azman Shah Othman and independent candidate Salleh Isahak.

Permatang Pauh will vote tomorrow after a gruelling 12-day campaign which started on April 25.

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