ALOR SETAR, July 4— Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak today refuted allegations by the DAP that the state government intended to demolish illegal Hindu and Chinese temples in the state.
He described the allegations as a deliberate attempt by the party to stir up racial issues.
“The state government or the Alor Star Municipal Council (MBAS) have never discussed anything about demolishing illegal places of worship.
“The DAP says it champions the causes of all Malaysians but now suddenly comes up with such wild allegations,” he said when met by reporters here today.
He was commenting on the allegation by Kedah/Perlis DAP chairman Thomas Su yesterday that MBAS had been given the go ahead to tear down illegal temple structures in the municipality.
PAS and DAP have been at loggerheads in the Pakatan government in Kedah and the DAP’s sole assemblymen in the coalition yesterday declared himself an independent after PAS, which leads the government, ordered an illegal pig abbatoir, the only one for slaughtering pigs in Kedah, to be shut down.
On another matter, Azizan said the State Land and Mines Department had been directed to determine if reports that there were gold deposits at a quarry in Kampung Jelutong, Pendang, was true.
“If it is the case, the state’s laws will be invoked pertaining to its mining,” he said.
Hundreds of people are flocking to site to hunt for gold after word got out about the deposits on Wednesday. – Bernama

written by Anakcarey, July 04, 2009
written by RandomThoughts, July 04, 2009
The fact is, illegal is illegal. When you live in a multiracial country, you must remember not everyone's Chinese and not everyone's Indian. Talk about rascism. I think DAP's the most racist group of people after Hindraf. UMNO would probably be number three. They should form a coalition all three of them.
written by MatdanPAS, July 04, 2009
written by longjaafar, July 04, 2009
Temples are built mainly because a priest identifies the exact spot as a place where some divine spirit resides. The problem arise when the spot is on someone's land.
BTW, I'm speaking from personal experience.
written by LH Lee, July 04, 2009
Because the UMNO-led government refused to grant permits and lands for these temples to be built. So what choice do the worshippers have other than building so-called illegal ones? They just want a place of worship for their own religions, as provided for in the Constitution (which has been blatantly revised by UMNO for their own benefits).
Some churches have to even resort to being opened in shop lots, as permits are not granted for them to build a full-fledged church on a piece of land that is gazetted for religious purposes.
All these discriminatory policies are never extended to mosques. Wonder why??
written by scrutinizer, July 04, 2009
It is as simple as that!
written by pejuang1m'sia, July 05, 2009
written by son of a gun, July 05, 2009
bcoz majority of malaysian is muslim n islam is the official religion in this country.
written by OrangKedah, July 05, 2009
Bina Masjid / surau boleh dapat subsidi kerajaan malah peruntukan penuh.
dari 10000, cuma satu je dibina tanpa pengetahuan kerajaan...
Kalau nak bina kuil / rumah berhala, pakai duit sendirilah...mana kerajaan nak derma...
Itulah sebab jika dah bina nak pula dirobohkan oleh kerajaan, memang menyakitkan hati...
sebab duit dermaan penduduk tempatan.
Kalau ada surau haram diroboh, pasti ada yang lebih besar dibina sumbangan kerajaan.
Kedah kini macam pemerintah Taliban...patung besar bersejarah tak payah fikir dibom
saja....macamlah patung tersebut boleh menukar seseorang bertukar agama...
samalah kat kedah...
written by Syarif, July 05, 2009
PAS won Kedah because of both Malay, Chinese and Indian support. Not because of Chinese or Indian only. PAS is still a majority Malay political party, but they are making inroads into the non-Malay support, especially with their PAS Supporters Club.
However, DAP Kedah seems to forgot that Malay vote is also important if they want to win even a single seat in the next GE in Kedah. It seems that to DAP Kedah, pigs is more important than winning the heart and mind of Kedahan, especially the Malays who make more than 70% of Kedah population.
written by Ah hia, July 05, 2009
written by Tidur, July 05, 2009
Maka assistantnya Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi aka Taliban yang gila kuasa
Si Taliban ini lah mengujubkan banyak masalah terhadap Kedah. Di nak gulingkan Azizan, berniat untuk jatuhkan Azizan dan duduk sebagai MB Kedah
Memang tidak dinafikan , kempolok UMNO giat rasuah dia untuk lakukan perkara sensitif.
Kakitangan kerajaan Kedah pun bersubahat dengan si barua ini .
Untuk menjatuhkan PAS di Kedah dan timbulnya hulu hala.
written by chinese malaysian, July 05, 2009
when newspaper publish their weakness always cry foul.
look at bkt pelandok and in melaka. will pig farmers ever learn.
always take the easy way out by disposing off pigs faeces into rivers.( all races are affected )
why dont pig farmers disposed off pigs faeces into their own home.
not willing to invest in proper disposal system. ( couldnt care less attitude )
waiting for another JE virus to strike them down.
these chinamen towkays with chinaman thinking will never learn
and the DAP always sided with them.
where are the changes promised by the DAP.
correct what is wrong and why so afraid of pig farmers.
remember THE DAP represent all malaysian and not just the Chinese Malaysian.
better shape up or get yourself ship out come the next general election.
written by MatdanPAS, July 05, 2009
Dont agree with you on Ust Azizan is "lemah" and being challenge by his deputy....Ust Azizan is still in good command of Kedah state Government and PAS Kedah.
But fully agree with you that UMNO is the main culprit to weaken PAS led state gov and also to picture that PAS do not know how to admin the state to Malaysian. Base from one of my siblings with Pemuda PAS KEdah....
UMNO is using all Majlis daerahs staff requesting them not to cooperate with PAS led gov. We believe that this issue (demolishing illegal temples) was started by some of UMNO supporters working in MBSA and Majlis Daerahs, same as they have done by demolishing illegal malays hawkers stalls without any acknowledge from the PAS led state gov (at least for PAS led gov to find a replacement area)...and now all these malays hawkers start to hate PAS (also after being instigated by UMNO)....they are using the same tactics to make non malay (muslim) to hate PAS.
I hope that all Kedahans (Muslim or non muslims)..... please dont fall for this cheap UMNO tactics and strategies.......for UMNO, to be in power is the MOST important agenda......they will play with religious and racial sentiment.
for DAP...please be mature, you have been in Malaysia politics more than 30 yrs.........dont fall for UMNO BN trap.





I do not believe a word of all this.
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