NSC allows passage of Batu Caves Thaipusam chariot, no stops allowed and limited to 10 people


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 23 Jan 2021

A file picture of the chariot on its way to Batu Caves from the Sri Mahamariamman Temple in Jalan Tun HS Lee. - ROHAIZAT MD DARUS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The National Security Council (NSC) has given the nod for the Thaipusam chariot to be moved from the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam in Jalan Tun HS Lee to the Batu Caves temple on Jan 27.

In a tweet on Saturday (Jan 23), Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa said approval had also been given for the chariot to return on Jan 29, a day after Thaipusam.

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