It has been announced that Thaipusam day on Wednesday will be public holiday for the Kuala Lumpur ("KL") and Putrajaya folks. In previous years, only Negri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, Johor and Selangor have this as a public holiday.
Many KL folks did say that the government was quite weird in declaring a holiday for Selangor only. Maybe the reason was that the main Thaipusam event was usually held at Batu Caves, a Selangor area but it's only a stone's throw away from the KL borderline.
The Malaysian government didn't take into account that the Thaipusam chariot or parade starts from the KL city centre at Jalan Tun H.S. Lee and march all the way to Batu Caves, going through all KL roads. Alright, the main reason given was "during Thaipusam there would be traffic jams everywhere in KL and it's difficult to get to work. So let it be a holiday." Excuse me Mr. Prime Minister, there is no traffic jam in Putrajaya at all.
But why the sudden approval given for this public holiday? After pleading for so many years, the Malaysian government declared it now. Could it be because of the 15,000 MIC members gathering held at Cheras Badminton Stadium or trying to please a large segment of people due to Hindraf case?
Tags: Thaipusam, Public Holiday, MIC, Batu Caves, Cheras Badminton Stadium, Hindraf
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whether they mean it or not, i think everyone's going to perceive this as a vote-buying move. Whatever the reason, I'm not complaining! :)
i did enjoy my extra holiday too
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