Umno veteran recalls how Hindu temple helped Malays during May 13 riots


PETALING JAYA: An Umno veteran recalls how a Hindu temple became a sanctuary for Malays during the May 13 racial riot.

Recalling the incident which took place almost 50 years ago, Zaharin Mohd Yasin said the Shree Mune Eswarar temple, located in Kampung Pandan, took in people when the police declared curfew during the 1969 incident in Kuala Lumpur.

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