This is the second such incident involving a Hindu temple in Butterworth town. A Hindu temple was today vandalised in Malaysia’s Penang state by unidentified persons who damaged the deities, a top state official said, less than a week after a similar incident in the area. The Munisverar temple is located about one km away from the Muthumariamman Temple in Penanti Estate, Ara Kuda which was reportedly vandalised last Saturday, he said. Last week, two statues of deities were vandalised in Ara Kuda, prompting the temple committee to look into installing closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras for security purposes. Mr. Ramasamy said he had written to Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar urging the police to investigate the incident last week.

Source: The Hindu June 10, 2016 12:22 UTC