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| July 6, 2009 | | Illegal Indian, Chinese temples to be demolished in Kedah: DAP chief | | Ipoh (Malaysia): The Democratic Action Party chief of Malaysia's Kedah state, Thomas Su, has claimed that illegal Hindu and Chinese temples are about to be demolished in the state, and he has evidence to back his claim. His revelation is set to widen his rift with Kedah Mentri Besar (Chief Minister) Azizan Abdul Razak, who had accused him
of stirring up racial issues. "If the Mentri Besar wants to know, he just needs
to call the Alor Setar Datuk Bandar or the exco member in charge," The Star Online
quoted Su, as saying. Showing a letter, purportedly from the Alor Setar Municipal
Council (MBAS), ordering a Hindu temple to move, Su said Azizan should give his
undertaking that the temple would not be demolished. "The DAP never plays race
politics. We defend issues of people's interest regardless of race," he said On
Saturday, Azizan had claimed that neither the state government nor the MBAS had
discussed this a demolition plan. Su also said issues affecting illegal places
of worship should be handled sensitively. "They are not illegal by choice. The
authorities have refused to legalise them," he said. He also pointed out that
the illegal pig slaughterhouse that was demolished recently was built in the 1970s.
Su also claimed that the party had the support of the people in Alor Setar. When
asked if the Kedah DAP would reconsider its decision to pull out from the Kedah
Pakatan Rakyat government, Su said: "There is no turning back."
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