Unified Thaipusam chariot plan hits a snag over procession

By R. SEKARAN

Rivalry: File photos of the golden chariot (left) and the silver chariot in Penang. A meeting between the two groups has ended in disagreement.Rivalry: File photos of the golden chariot (left) and the silver chariot in Penang. A meeting between the two groups has ended in disagreement.

GEORGE TOWN: After six years of acrimony, this year’s Thaipusam festival in Penang on Jan 25 was supposed to be a unified one, with both the golden and silver chariot travelling together in a single procession.

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