22. Apply for Land Titles

Perak MIC chief and state executive councillor Datuk G. Rajoo has urged the committees of the 1,500 'illegal' temples in the state to submit their application for land titles, Malaysian Nanban reported.

The state government had yet to reject any such land application, he told reporters at his Deepavali open house in Ipoh recently.

He said since 2000, about 38 temples had been given land titles.

Some of the temples were allowed to operate at the existing places while some were relocated and given 0.404 ha to build new premises.

He said that some temple committees refused to move their temples to other places and were operating 'illegally'.

If these temples did not apply for land titles, then they would be asked to move - The Star, 15.11.2007.


Fantastic, Datuk Rajoo, for the work you are doing for the Indian Community. This is the first such report I have read in an English Language daily of MIC doing service to the Indian rakyat. Thank you to the Perak State Government for the land approvals. I only hope all other state governments will follow the example of Perak and do the same to the hindu temples in their respective states. Please take proactive measures and resolve the issue before it leads to a demolishment of temples.