KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2- Police have denied a report that a 101-year-old Hindu temple in Jalan P. Ramlee here is being demolished, instead several statues were temporarily shifted to enable a pavement next to it to be repaired.
Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad said the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), which was carrying out the repair work, would place back the statues of the deities once the repair work was completed.
He said seven men, including MIC Youth chief T.Mohan, were arrested for allegedly hindering the repair work near the temple at about 11am.
They were released this afternoon after their statements were taken, he said in a statement.
“We believe it was merely a misunderstanding between MIC Youth and DBKL.
“They (MIC Youth) thought that DBKL wanted to demolish the temple,” he said, adding that there were no untoward incidents and the repair work continued without restraint after that.
– BERNAMA
