The Batu Caves temple committee will be on the lookout for moral vigilantes seeking to spray paint "inappropriately dressed" women during Thaipusam celebrations.

Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam chairperson R Nadarajah said the temple committee doesn't condone the threats made against devotees by the "Thaipusam Spraying Group" on Facebook.

"No group whether on Facebook or any platform should be threatening others especially women on how they dress.

"We will reach out to the authorities should we spot anyone attempting to carry out such threats," Nadarajah was quoted as saying by The Sun last night.

The vigilante group was reported yesterday as having warned Hindu women not to wear "inappropriate" sarees or risk being spray painted.

Nadarajah said while the temple has dress codes for men and women, they will enforce such rules discreetly.

"We want them to follow (the dress code) but we will not force them.

"For those who we find disregarding the dress code, we will inform them discreetly and very nicely.

"Hopefully the festival can be conducted peacefully," he said.

"Will swimmers be next?"

Meanwhile, the leaders of two Wanita wings of BN component parties have also waded into the matter.

MCA Wanita chairperson Heng Seai Kie asked in a statement whether swimmers and bodybuilders would next be spray-painted.

Heng also urged the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to shut down the "Thaipusam Spraying Group" page, as the police response that the group should "pray instead of spray", is insufficient.

The commission should also, with the help of the police, investigate and file charges against Henry Barnabas (who started the group) for threatening public security, she added.

Wanita MIC chief Mohana Muniandy has said that she would lodge a police report against the administrators of the page, while the Selangor police have issued a stern warning against such acts of moral vigilantism.