Stay away during Thaipusam,the elderly and the ill told

Stay safe: Comm Mohd Shuhaily (second left) outside the hilltop temple. With him are Subramaniam (left) and George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong (right). — K.T.GOH/The Star.

GEORGE TOWN: The elderly, the ill and those with comorbidities have been urged not to visit the Arulmigu Sree Balathandayuthapani Waterfall hilltop temple during the peak of the Thaipusam celebrations.

Temple chairman Datuk R. Subramaniam said they should visit only after the peak period, which falls on Jan 17 and 18.