KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — MIC President Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu has denounced the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) Selangor state government for allegedly allowing the demolition of a Hindu temple in Shah Alam today, describing it as “an act of treachery”.
“The Selangor government has committed treachery to the Hindu community by not stopping the demolition of the temple,” he said in a statement when commenting on the demolition of the Mathurai Veeran Temple in Persiaran Kerjaya, Jalan Glenmarie, Seksyen U1, Shah Alam.
Samy Vellu claimed this was not the first incident as there was another demolition involving another Hindu temple in Selangor since PR took power.
He was referring to the demolition of the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple in Kampung Tasik, Jalan Baru in Ampang, Selangor on Sept 9 last year.
The MIC President said despite an appeal by the Mathurai Veeran temple committee in March, the temple was still demolished without an alternative plot of land found.
“There were also no discussions with the temple committee and no recent notices given by the MPSA. They just went and demolished it.
“I salute the MPSA for taking direct orders from the Selangor government without consulting the temple committee,” he quipped.
Samy Vellu said he wanted the Selangor Government, especially its state executive councilor YB Dr. Xavier Jayakumar, to explain the demolition, failing which the MIC would seek legal redress.
“He (YB Xavier) does not seem to worry about what is happening. Perhaps this (the demolition) is being carried out because the Indians are not united under the Pakatan Rakyat state Government,” he said.
Samy Vellu said the Selangor state government appeared to have “a taste” for demolishing Hindu temples without first discussing with the temple committees and allocating alternative sites.
He said that if any temple were to make way for development or were sitting on government or private lands, the authorities should first identify a suitable alternative land for them.
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