The man who destroyed deities at Wat Chataram in Bukit Mertajam, Penang last Friday had also attacked Hindu deities the next day, police said.
Police nabbed the man after a police report was lodged on the destruction of the Hindu deities on Saturday and sent him to the Perak Road Psychiatric ward on the island.
The man was seen hitting four deities with a machete at the Kaliaman River Side temple at Kampung Pokok Machang, Tasek Gelugor at 8.30 am that day.
He fled on his motorcycle when a local tried to stop him.
A Saundarajan, 53, lodged a police report over the incident at about 10.30am.
Another
native of the village, R Thangaletchumy, 47, said the man went on a
rampage and attacked a home which had two elephant idols at the porch
after attacking the temple.
Visiting the Hindu temple today, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng expressed hope the incident would not recur as the culprit is now in custody.
"This is definitely not the culture of Malaysians and I thank everyone who condemned such acts," he said.
The temple, which is under construction, is a replacement for a 50-year-old shrine but building works were slow due to lack of funds.
Lim said the state government was prepared to provide some financial aid to help in restoring the deities.
Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said such incidents should not happen against any place of worship.
He urged the temple committee to write to the state government for financial aid to restore the deities.
"Religion is a sensitive issue and nobody has the right to destroy a church, mosque or temple no matter what their political ideology," he said.
Last year in January, molotov cocktail was thrown in the Church of the Assumption on Lebuh Farquhar.
In February, a slab of pork meat was hurled into the compound of the Cherok Tok Kun Atas Mosque.
No arrests have been made for the two incidents last year.
Police nabbed the man after a police report was lodged on the destruction of the Hindu deities on Saturday and sent him to the Perak Road Psychiatric ward on the island.
The man was seen hitting four deities with a machete at the Kaliaman River Side temple at Kampung Pokok Machang, Tasek Gelugor at 8.30 am that day.
He fled on his motorcycle when a local tried to stop him.
A Saundarajan, 53, lodged a police report over the incident at about 10.30am.
Another
native of the village, R Thangaletchumy, 47, said the man went on a
rampage and attacked a home which had two elephant idols at the porch
after attacking the temple.Visiting the Hindu temple today, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng expressed hope the incident would not recur as the culprit is now in custody.
"This is definitely not the culture of Malaysians and I thank everyone who condemned such acts," he said.
The temple, which is under construction, is a replacement for a 50-year-old shrine but building works were slow due to lack of funds.
Lim said the state government was prepared to provide some financial aid to help in restoring the deities.
Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy said such incidents should not happen against any place of worship.He urged the temple committee to write to the state government for financial aid to restore the deities.
"Religion is a sensitive issue and nobody has the right to destroy a church, mosque or temple no matter what their political ideology," he said.
Last year in January, molotov cocktail was thrown in the Church of the Assumption on Lebuh Farquhar.
In February, a slab of pork meat was hurled into the compound of the Cherok Tok Kun Atas Mosque.
No arrests have been made for the two incidents last year.
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