IT is illogical for the government to allow the palkudam (milk pot) ritual but not kavadi for Thaipusam tomorrow as the processes for both are almost identical, Pertubuhan Hindu Agamam Ani Malaysia said.
Its spokesman Arun Dorasamy said the last-minute banning of kavadi is unreasonable, as thousands of kavadi bearers have observed a very strict fasting ritual for 48 days and would have spent thousands of ringgits in preparing to carry out their vows.
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