It’s a tradition that has defied a campaign by some to remind the devotees that one coconut is enough. One Chinese devotee has even ordered 2,200 coconuts for the purpose, said Anba Coconut Trading owner P. Sarasvathy, 58, said in her warehouse in Rangoon Road yesterday. Since 1998, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has been running the One Coconut (oru thenggai) campaign with little success. In a press conference yesterday, CAP education officer N.V. Subbarow appealed to devotees to smash only one coconut each and donate the money used for buying more coconuts. “I also have my regular customers in the food business, who require coconut milk for their restaurants,” he added.

Source: The Star February 01, 2017 23:37 UTC