Comments on: The Idolators had it Coming!

By: Goodman

Goodman — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:44:09 +0000

There were protests AFTER the demolition, even from Muslims in Malaysia, where there are a lot decent people of all races.

But to put it into context, many roadside Hindu shrines have ‘grown’ into temples without the consent of the land owner(s) or the planning authorities. Where the land is not immediately needed, the authorities have been kind enough to defer demolition of illegal buildings. There was more than enough time in this case for the worshippers to buy the land and then seek planning approval.

That they did not do this may be due to the fact that the Tamil Hindu worshippers are mostly poor, with low education and unable or mostly unwillinging to spend their own money to buy the land. The ‘village’ Hinduism practised is quite different from that in proper Hindu temples of the north Indians in Malaysia. These north Indians (as well as the Sikhs and Christians) buy the sites first, plan and then build their shrines.

I put this unfortunate event down to many factors including a lack of organisational skills among the Tamil Hindus in the area.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:01:51 +0000

Another temple to be demolished in Malaysia

http://www.usj.com.my/bulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=12384

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 01:48:08 +0000

I am not very tech savvy, but could somebody please set up a website or something that I can use to initiate the boycott? I’d be the first person to cancel my spice subscritption. Come to think of it, I’ll first start off an SMS flood for all my friends to kick off the campaign. I think there are sufficienct number of Hindus that are outraged by this crap to make TelekomMalaysia sit up and take notice.

By: Niketan

Niketan — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:02:55 +0000

AC
Please read ‘This temple is a century old’. So where is the question of it being illegally built. If the govt wanted the land then all they had to do was to first relocate the temple – which is possible today and with a proper notice. Not the way they have gone about it.

Anonymous – Now that is a good idea.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:56:48 +0000

Hey, why not start a consumer boycott against Spice telecom in which Telekom malaysia has an econmic interest? There’s no better way to show thesemorons their place in the food chain than exercising our collective economic muscle.

By: froginthewell

froginthewell — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 18:34:18 +0000

ac, the temple had been there for a century. And the Federation of Malaysia was formed only in 1963. I have no idea what exactly happened in this case but it seems likely that the government would have usurped the land. In any case even new nations are recognized well within a century.

By: ac

ac — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:24:37 +0000

Sandeep,
There you go again. Here is something you missed

“Subramaniam said city hall tried in 2001 and again in 2004 to tear down the building, which was on government land, but had been dissuaded by politicians.”

In India, nobody even dares to touch an illegally constructed place of worship be it Hindu, Muslim or Christian.

I am for demolishing any illegal places of worship if it is not constructed in accordance with the laws of the land.

Believe me my opinion doesn’t change depending on the religion to which the place of worship is affiliated to.

By: varnam

varnam — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

decimated

By: Why me? Because.

Why me? Because. — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

be demolish and be replace by sub-standard building of no historical value. its surprising they didnt tear down that temple when they built mid valley, its somehow still there, and very oddly place. my guess its days are numbered as well.” 2. Fromsandeepsblog: “The papers have carried the news faithfully but no outraged voices have been raised as expected. Good for Malaysia which is fast on the route to becoming another Pakistan or Saudi Arabia, the land of the â€œpureâ€ that canâ€™t stand diversity”