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| December 19, 2009 | | Hindu priest stripped and shamed by Malaysian temple authorities for seeking pay-raise | | Kuala Lumpur: A Hindu priest was attacked, stripped and shamed in a Malaysian temple for asking for a raise in his salary.
In his police complaint, M Kanagarajan, 27, alleged that he has been working in the temple in Kelana Jaya for the past two years, and was attacked by the temple
council president's son after he had asked for a raise on December 14. The Star
Online quoted him, as saying, that he was attacked violently and stripped of his
vesti in the temple compound in full view of devotees. Kanagarajan also said that
he was promised a good pay with EPF and Socso deductions along with the necessary
facilities when he was offered the job. But he eventually was given only 600 ringgits
without any deductions. As for the accommodation facilities, he was given a place
in the store behind the temple. His numerous requests for an increase in the salary
and better facilities were ignored by the temple committee. Kanagarajan said he
was having lunch with some children in the temple when the president's son came
and accused him of impudence. The president's son got angry and started to attack
and hit him violently until blood started flowing from his head. People rushed
to the temple when they heard the clamour, and saved him from the ongoing ordeal,
according to his complaint. "One of them sent me to a nearby clinic for treatment,"
he recounted. |
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