THOSE staying near Batu Caves say the controversial 29-storey Dolomite Park Avenue condominium project is disrespectful to Lord Murugan, whose statue stands at the entrance to the caves.
Housewife P. Vimala, 41, said she disagreed with the project from the start after she found out that it would block the 42.7m-high statue.
“The golden statue of Lord Murugan is a symbol, an icon of Batu Caves. I’m happy the prime minister is taking action and turning the temple grounds into a Unesco World Heritage Site,” she said when met at the Barisan Nasional (BN) Deepavali Open House yesterday.
“But why was it (the condominium) approved in the first place?”
A. Ragunath, 38, an oil and gas company operations manager from Puchong, said construction of the proposed project would affect the environment.
“It is near a limestone hill area and those who approved it should know this. Why didn’t they look for another site beyond Batu Caves?” he asked.
“I have been going to Batu Caves since I was four with my family and to hear that a 29-storey block is going to be build there only shows that some people don’t have respect for religion,” he said.
S. Gunaseelan, 47, a restaurant owner from Brickfields, also questioned the approval of the project.
“First of all, how can such a project be given the green light?” he asked.
“Those behind the project did not think this through properly. It is near a religious complex. If you were to build any housing or commercial lots near places of worship, I am sure there would be strong oppostion from the public.”
Gunaseelan agreed with Ragunath’s statement that there were other locations in Gombak.
-mmail.com
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