:Hindus devotees conduct Merdeka prayer

TAWAU: The district’s Thiru Murugan temple hosted their annual Merdeka Program where over 100 Hindu devotees from Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna and Tawau attended the prayer session.

President of the Thiru Murugan temple, K. Manogran said prayer was also held for Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman, Sabah Chief Minister, for his effort in approving the temple’s land. He said prayers were also offered for the continued success of the nation with greater solidarity, accountability efficiency and a dynamic interaction among the diverse communities to safeguard unity.

`We are praying for the safeguard of unity which had prevailed in the country for the past 51 years’, he stated.

The annual event was sponsored by Victor Rajasekran, chairman for the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC) of Tawau.

PICTURE SHOWS MANOGRAN SERVING FOOD TO DEVOTEES ATTENDING THE PRAYER SESSION.