PM wishes Tamil community Happy Ponggal

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim extended Ponggal greetings to the Tamil community in Malaysia, who celebrated the festival.

In a post on his Facebook page, Anwar said he hoped that the festival would bring prosperity and good health to everyone.

“The Tamil community celebrates the festival as a sign of gratitude for increased sustenance.

“In addition, this auspicious day for the Hindu is also a symbol and a catalyst to reject old practices or attitudes and promote change and create a new shift,” he said, Bernama reported.

The Tamil community celebrates the arrival of the Ponggal harvest festival in the 10th month of the Tamil calendar known as Thai, and it is an important festival, especially for the farming community.