He blames three Pakatan state exco members for having failed to do their duty in protecting non-Muslim places of worship.
PETALING JAYA: Kapar MP S Manikavasagam has taken it upon himself to protect the non-Muslim places of worship in Selangor in his capacity as the PKR public complaints bureau director.
“Although Selangor executive councillors (excos) Dr Xavier Jayakumar, Teresa Kok and Ronnie Liu are in charge. I am only helping them to do their work,” he told FMT today.
The three exco members are in the Selangor non-Muslim Houses of Worship Committee.
“When Pakatan came into power in 2008, we promised that they would be no more temple demolitions. The Indian community had taken our word for granted.
“We don’t want another Kampung Padang Jawa,” said the outspoken first-term MP in reference to the demolition of a temple in Kampung Padang Jawa, Klang in 2008.
The demolition and a host of other factors led the Indians to vote the Pakatan Rakyat coalition into power in Selangor.
“When I push the matter to the excos, they don’t seem to act. The party should appreaciate what I am doing,” he said, giving examples of temples in Kajang and Jeram that received demolition notices from local authorities.
He expressed his anger at local councils that demolished temples without first informing the state excos. He also took the three excos to task.
“If there were clear guidelines from the excos, the local councils would not demolish temples. The state government should come up with a guideline on whether private homes can be allowed to have its own shrines or altars,” said Manikavasagam.
He added that his actions of assisting temples from being demolished benefitted PKR as it would retain the Indians votes for Pakatan Rakyat. Most of the Indians are Hindus.
When asked to comment on Jayakumar’s reaction over a video that showed Manikavasagam allegedly using the words ‘idiot’ and ‘bastard’ against the former, he said he was disappointed that Jayakumar did not clarify with him first before speaking to the media.
“I know him for more than 15 years. He could have just give me a call and clarified. How can Xavier trust (MIC Youth chief) T Mohan more than me?
“I am ready to face the party’s disciplinary committee. If they act against me, it means they trust Mohan more than they trust me,” he said in reaction to Jayakumar who accused him of being unprofessional for having uttered those words in a video clip that was taken by MIC Youth.
Jayakumar also told FMT that the matter have been referred to the party’s disciplinary committee.
PETALING JAYA: Kapar MP S Manikavasagam has taken it upon himself to protect the non-Muslim places of worship in Selangor in his capacity as the PKR public complaints bureau director.“Although Selangor executive councillors (excos) Dr Xavier Jayakumar, Teresa Kok and Ronnie Liu are in charge. I am only helping them to do their work,” he told FMT today.
The three exco members are in the Selangor non-Muslim Houses of Worship Committee.
“When Pakatan came into power in 2008, we promised that they would be no more temple demolitions. The Indian community had taken our word for granted.
“We don’t want another Kampung Padang Jawa,” said the outspoken first-term MP in reference to the demolition of a temple in Kampung Padang Jawa, Klang in 2008.
The demolition and a host of other factors led the Indians to vote the Pakatan Rakyat coalition into power in Selangor.
“When I push the matter to the excos, they don’t seem to act. The party should appreaciate what I am doing,” he said, giving examples of temples in Kajang and Jeram that received demolition notices from local authorities.
He expressed his anger at local councils that demolished temples without first informing the state excos. He also took the three excos to task.
“If there were clear guidelines from the excos, the local councils would not demolish temples. The state government should come up with a guideline on whether private homes can be allowed to have its own shrines or altars,” said Manikavasagam.
He added that his actions of assisting temples from being demolished benefitted PKR as it would retain the Indians votes for Pakatan Rakyat. Most of the Indians are Hindus.
When asked to comment on Jayakumar’s reaction over a video that showed Manikavasagam allegedly using the words ‘idiot’ and ‘bastard’ against the former, he said he was disappointed that Jayakumar did not clarify with him first before speaking to the media.
“I know him for more than 15 years. He could have just give me a call and clarified. How can Xavier trust (MIC Youth chief) T Mohan more than me?
“I am ready to face the party’s disciplinary committee. If they act against me, it means they trust Mohan more than they trust me,” he said in reaction to Jayakumar who accused him of being unprofessional for having uttered those words in a video clip that was taken by MIC Youth.
Jayakumar also told FMT that the matter have been referred to the party’s disciplinary committee.
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