Sultan of Johor braves scorching heat to meet devotees during Thaipusam


Royal touch: Sultan Ibrahim greeting the people gathered at Sri Murugan Temple in Simpang Renggam.

SIMPANG RENGGAM: Despite the scorching heat, Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar joined some 15,000 devotees at the Murugan Temple in the small town of Renggam for the Thaipusam festivities.

Not only did Hindu devotees gather at the temple grounds since early morning, people from all walks of life crowded the area in anticipation of the Sultan’s arrival yesterday.

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