Temple was not relocated in 2008 as claimed, says Saravanan

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MIC deputy president M Saravanan says there was only a minor shift involving the temple workers’ quarters to make way for a road expansion project that year.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/23/no-relocation-of-kl-hindu-temple-in-2008-as-claimed-says-saravanan/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/23/kuil-tidak-dipindahkan-pada-2008-kata-saravanan/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #MIC #MSaravanan #DewiSriPathrakaliammanTemple #DBKL

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00:00There are many opinions that this house was moved here.

00:06Coincidentally, it was not moved.

00:08This house is indeed in the original place from the beginning.

00:12MIC Deputy President M Saravanan has denied that the Dewi Sri Patra Kalyaman Temple

00:18was relocated to its current location off Jalan Masjid India in 2008.

00:24Saravanan, who was Deputy Federal Territories Minister from 2008 to 2013,

00:29pointed out that the shift only involved the temple workers' quarters

00:33to make way for a road expansion project in 2008

00:37after a request by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall in 2006.

00:42He also denied allegations that the Hindu temple was built illegally.

00:47The Kuala Lumpur City Hall issued a letter to provide firewood and water for this temple.

00:51So they have recognized the existence of this temple.

00:55Secondly, there is also a letter from the Kuala Lumpur City Hall

01:00that they will clean the temple grounds.

01:03If the temple is illegal, how can the City Hall clean the grounds?

01:08He also dismissed rumors that the Hindu temple encroached on land reserved for a mosque,

01:13saying that the plot's land status was categorized as mixed development

01:17when it was under DBKL's jurisdiction.

01:21Yesterday, Batu MP P Prabakaran said the temple was moved to its current location in 2008

01:27at the request of the government.

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