Minister’s assurance brings little comfort to Little India traders facing eviction

Annuar (second from right) talking to one of the traders operating next to a restaurant in Brickfields.

THE fate of seven traders who operate next to Sri Kortumalai Pillayar Restaurant in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur remains uncertain despite assurances by the Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa that they can continue to operate throughout the recovery movement control order (MCO) period.

The traders, who had earlier been told to vacate the premises to make way for a landscaping project, said they were unsatisfied by the minister’s response as he did not address the core problem, namely, having some security for the future of their business.