Hindu temple at centre of controversy agrees to relocate

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The Dewi Sri Pathrakaliamman temple management agreed to relocate following discussions with Kuala Lumpur City Hall.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/25/hindu-temple-at-centre-of-controversy-agrees-to-relocate/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/25/kuil-di-jalan-masjid-india-setuju-pindah/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DewiSriPathrakaliammanTemple #JakelTrading #DBKL

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00:00The management of the Hindu temple of Jalan Masjid India has reportedly agreed to move

00:06to a nearby site.

00:08Dewi Sri Patrakaliaman Temple Committee Secretary Kartik Gunaseelan said the agreement was reached

00:14yesterday following discussions with Kuala Lumpur City Hall, Malaysia Kini reported.

00:18He said the new site was within the area of Jalan Masjid India and was deemed suitable

00:23as a relocation site.

00:25In a press conference today, Federal Territories Minister Zaleha Mustafa said the temple would

00:30be relocated about 50 metres away from its current location.

00:34She said the new location spanned about 4,000 square feet, matching the temple's current

00:38size.

00:39Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim confirmed that he would be attending the groundbreaking ceremony

00:44on March 27 for the Medani Mosque, which was to be built on the disputed site.

00:55Ayman Dazuki, legal head of Jackal Trading Sindian Berhart, previously said the company

01:13had acquired the land in 2012 and received permission in 2021 to begin constructing a

01:18mosque there, but had delayed the process out of respect for the temple.

01:23For DNews, I'm Amrita Raja, FMT.

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