THE Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman temple task force hopes that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) will soon shed light on the house of worship’s status, two months after riots over a land dispute.

Task force chairman S.W. Ramaji said it has yet to get a reply to queries made in a letter dated January 7 and is still awaiting Attorney-General Tommy Thomas’ announcement on the next step to be taken.

“We understand that the AGC is supposed to name a receiver for the temple, and they will name the trustees.

“So far, we have not heard anything. We hope the AGC will look into this,” he told The Malaysian Insight.

Following riots at the Subang Jaya temple on November 26 and 27 last year, sparked by the temple management’s refusal to relocate as previously agreed, the AGC said the 0.4ha plot on which the temple sits would be handed over to a court-administered trust.

Property developer One City Development Sdn Bhd at the time said it supported the comprehensive settlement for the land, which was proposed by Thomas and subject to terms to be agreed upon by the parties involved.

Temple secretary V.K. Regu said the task force has requested a meeting with the AGC to find out plans relating to the temple’s status.

“The A-G has made the announcement, but we don’t know the details (on the temple’s status).

“We are obliged to let devotees know about the progress, the development to take place.”

The violence at the temple last year saw masked men storming the house of worship and intimidating devotees into leaving, and caused damage to property and vehicles.

It also allegedly led to the death of fireman Muhammad Adib Mohd Kassim.

Twenty-six people have been charged over the riots. – February 1, 2019.