
Thaipusam amid Covid-19
KINILENS | The silver chariot procession takes place amid strict SOP due to the pandemic.

KINILENS | The silver chariot procession takes place amid strict SOP due to the pandemic.

UPDATED 11PM | P Ramasamy says Chettiar temple 'emboldened' with intervention by Human Resources Minister.


'We must be serious in handling this pandemic because Covid-19 is a life and death issue.'


Devotees not allowed to participate, says National Unity Ministry.

Sanusi should reconsider the cancelling of Thaipusam as a special holiday in Kedah to suit multi-ethnic society.

Seputeh MP asks why most Perikatan Nasional leaders are silent over Sanusi's remarks.

Malacca is among states which do not observe a public holiday for Thaipusam.

Sanusi claims MIC members didn't even back their own party in GE14.


'PAS knows that while MIC will rant, scream and shout, it is spineless.'

The reasons given by the Kedah MB are unacceptable and show a failure to embrace religious sensitivity.

Why allow the chariot procession for Batu Caves Hindu temple but not for other temples in the country?

The procession will have to adhere to strict conditions.

UPDATED 3.15PM | War of words between Muhyiddin's coalition partners keeps heating up.

Most of them work from home during the MCO, reasons Afnan Hamimi.

The festival was declared as an occasional holiday by then-menteri besar Mukhriz Mahathir.


Sanusi also says if MIC insists on a holiday, the party can lobby Putrajaya.


Hindus can celebrate and pray at home, says Human Resources Minister M Saravanan.

However, those under recovery MCO are allowed to do so with state permission and tighter SOP.
