Indian community all for BN Miri candidate – Association chief
MIRI: The Indian community will fully support the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Miri in the 14th general election as it anticipates more development in the city over the next five years.
Miri Indian Association ( MIA) chairman Cr Karambir Singh, in stating this, said it is only wise to choose the right person to be their representative in the Parliament.
Thus, he urged the people to make a wise choice for the betterment of Miri and the community.
“BN’s potential candidate, I strongly believe, has the capability to bring development to the people,” he said when addressing the celebration of Miri Indian new years yesterday.
Organised by Miri Indian Community in collaboration with the ‘ Moving Communities’, the celebration, which was held at a hotel here, was attended by over 60 Indian community members and their friends to enjoy the festival of 10 Indian new years – Baisakhi ( Punjab), Vishu (in Kerala), Puthandu ( Tamil Nadu), Ugadi ( Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh), Gudi Padva ( Maharashtra), Naba Barsha ( Bengal), Aluth Avurudhu ( Sri Lanka), Vaishakha (Bihar), Nau Roz ( Kashmir) and Goru Bihu (Assam).
Karambir revealed that the celebration of the 10 regional Indian new years was started in Malaysia 12 years ago, and it has become a tradition for the Indian community since then.
“The tradition, I believe, has brought the community of those originating from north, south east and west of India together and it is very important to keep it going,” he said.
Among those attending the celebration were the Miri Indian Community patron Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan Hong Nam and wife Datuk Lorna Enan Muloon, Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting, Rita Lau who represented her husband mayor Adam Yii and Miri Hindu Society president Sivashakaran Nair.