A low-key affair with no open house under new normal

All in the family: Sugumaran (second from left) with his nephew K. Kaathigeyan, his wife Tamil Selvi and his niece K. Hommisha making a kolam in preparation for Deepavali tomorrow. Looking on are his son Nimalan and his mother P. Pavalakodi. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: This year’s Deepavali celebration will be a modest affair for S. Sugumaran who could not play host to his friends and relatives under the conditional movement control order.

“It’ll be a low-key event, a celebration meant only for the four of us (his wife, his mother and his son).