01-19-2004, 08:01 AM
Pongal Festival a Success in Rawang
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/MM/Frid.../20040116114548
RAWANG, MALAYSIA, January 16, 2004: Sweet success was spelt on the lips
of all the participants in the People's Pongal festival at Sekolah
Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Rawang in Malaysia on January 15. The
participants filled 1,001 earthen pots with freshly-cooked sweet Pongal
rice. More importantly, their very presence tripled the size of last
year's Malaysia Book of Records entry for the Largest Malaysian Pongal
Festival. The guests of honor, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu
and his wife Datin Seri Indrani, beamed with pride over what the 1,001
Malaysians -- Indian, Malay and Chinese -- achieved through sheer
teamwork. They commended the crowd for displaying the true Malaysian
spirit of cooperation, or gotong-royong. Organizing chairman P.
Kamalanathan said "Malaysians, regardless of race and religion, took
part." The event, organized by the Malaysian Indian Fest, was presented
by Beras Jati, Peace Cola, and endorsed by the Malaysia Book of
Records. It was cosponsored by Tamil Nesan, Selayang MIC Youth,
Haigreva Systems And Solutions, Veenai Holdings, Persatuan Peniaga
Video India Malaysia and Perniagaan Tunas Daya.
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/MM/Frid.../20040116114548
RAWANG, MALAYSIA, January 16, 2004: Sweet success was spelt on the lips
of all the participants in the People's Pongal festival at Sekolah
Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Rawang in Malaysia on January 15. The
participants filled 1,001 earthen pots with freshly-cooked sweet Pongal
rice. More importantly, their very presence tripled the size of last
year's Malaysia Book of Records entry for the Largest Malaysian Pongal
Festival. The guests of honor, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu
and his wife Datin Seri Indrani, beamed with pride over what the 1,001
Malaysians -- Indian, Malay and Chinese -- achieved through sheer
teamwork. They commended the crowd for displaying the true Malaysian
spirit of cooperation, or gotong-royong. Organizing chairman P.
Kamalanathan said "Malaysians, regardless of race and religion, took
part." The event, organized by the Malaysian Indian Fest, was presented
by Beras Jati, Peace Cola, and endorsed by the Malaysia Book of
Records. It was cosponsored by Tamil Nesan, Selayang MIC Youth,
Haigreva Systems And Solutions, Veenai Holdings, Persatuan Peniaga
Video India Malaysia and Perniagaan Tunas Daya.