THE Government is studying a proposal to include Ponggal in the tourism calendar because the event is widely celebrated by Indians in the country, said Deputy Tourism Minister Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Malaysia Nanban quoted him as saying that the Government was considering more cultural and religious events for the calendar to attract foreign tourists.
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