KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s announcement to declare Deepavali as a public holiday for the Federal Territory of Labuan was greeted with loud cheers from a huge crowd at a Deepavali celebration in Batu Caves.
“In a symbolic gesture, the Cabinet decided that Deepavali be declared as a public holiday for Labuan as well,” the Prime Minister said at the MIC Deepavali open house celebrations here yesterday.
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