DBKL identifies new site for KL temple amid demolition fears

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DBKL says it will not carry out any demolition activities at the temple’s current site at Jalan Masjid India until the relocation process is complete.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/03/20/dbkl-identifies-new-site-for-kl-temple-reportedly-set-to-be-demolished/   Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/03/20/dbkl-kenal-pasti-lokasi-baharu-kuil-hindu/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DBKL #HinduTemple #MasjidIndia

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00:00Kuala Lumpur City Hall says it has identified a site for the relocation of a pre-Merdeka

00:07Hindu temple on Jalan Masjid India that was reportedly set to be demolished.

00:12In a statement, DBKL said the proposal for the construction of a mosque on land owned

00:18by a private company had attracted attention because a small portion of the land houses

00:23the Devi Sri Patrakaliaman temple.

00:26DBKL said the mosque was not proposed by the government but by the private company as the

00:31legal land owner.

00:33It also said the temple could continue to operate as usual until the relocation process

00:38is complete.

00:39DBKL assured the public that every step it takes would align with the principle of religious

00:45freedom guaranteed by the federal constitution.

00:49It also said it had taken proactive steps to help reach an amicable solution for all

00:54parties involved.

00:56The temple, which is reportedly 130 years old, is located opposite Jakol Mong.

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