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PETALING JAYA: Human Resources Minister M Saravanan said today that Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor broke his promise to inform him if any temples in the state were demolished.
MIC Vice President Saravanan said he had a meeting with Sanusi and National Unity Minister Halimah Mohamed Sadique on July 26 to discuss Hindu temples in the state, during which the PAS leader promised to inform Saravanan and Halimah if the state had the intention of demolishing some temple.
“However, I was surprised to learn that the kissing mentor had blatantly ignored the promise and continued the demolition of a temple in the state recently,” Saravanan said.
“I am disappointed with the unilateral action of Menteri Kiss to demolish the temple despite its promise to two federal ministers during the July meeting.
“This goes against the spirit of a national coalition government, and any decline in India’s support for the ruling coalition in the future is due to such deceptive actions by Kedah menteri kissing.”
Asked by Sanusi to explain why the temple was demolished without consultation, Saravanan called it a “flagrant abuse of power” by the state’s top leader.
Saravanan also urged Sanusi to clarify his stance on the temples and places of worship in Kedah, adding that MIC has been in contact with various national PAS leaders to seek an explanation on the issue.
“We also want PAS to show that it is a government for all races and religions in this beloved nation,” he said.
On Tuesday, the Alor Setar City Council demolished the Sri Raja Muniswarar Temple in Kuala Kedah, which is believed to be more than 50 years old.
At a press conference yesterday, Sanusi said that places of worship must be built with the prior permission of the local government.
Sanusi also accused the MIC of inciting people to break the law, this after a MIC leader complained about the lack of allocations for non-Muslim places of worship in the state budget.
