Plea over ban on kavadi processions


PETALING JAYA: A Hindu non-governmental organisation has made an 11th-hour plea to the Prime Minister to lift the ban on kavadi processions for Thaipusam today.

Hindu Agamam Ani Malaysia president Arun Dorasamy said it was unfair to impose the ban when the almost-similar paal kudam (milk pot) ritual is allowed in today’s Thaipusam celebration.

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