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KUALA LUMPUR: The Selangor State Government has always had discussions with Seafield Working Group Sri Maha Mariaman Temple and Promoter One City Development Sdn Bhd (One City).
Klang MP Charles Santiago (peak) said that Datang Seri Azmin Ali, former Selangor mentri besar, and Subang lawmaker R. Sivarasa, had then asked the Subang group president to address the temple task force since last year to find a solution to the problem.
"We even had meetings as late as last week here in the Parliament cafeteria. We talked and conveyed the message to the current Mentri Besar (Amirudin Shari).
"We reviewed the consent judgment and also tried to talk to the developer to come up with a solution," said Charles at a press conference in Parliament yesterday.
He added that the "Mid Valley solution" had been put forward, in which the temple could coexist as part of the commercial complex. It would be similar to the Sri Maha Sakthi Amman Temple of Amha located in the center of Mid Valley City.
"It was a possible solution that worked well in the case of Mid Valley.
"We proposed the idea to One City, but every time we mentioned it, One City claimed to have the court's consent and asked us to talk to their lawyers," said Charles.
He alleged that the developer was open to discussions prior to its acquisition by Ayala Corporation, a company based in the Philippines.
"When the company was under Malaysian control, we were talking, but once Ayala Corporation took over, there was no more discussion. They have just sent us back to their legal department.
"What we were trying to propose is a solution where the winner does not just take coexistence. I think that as it is not a Malaysian society, it does not understand the sensitivities involved, "he said.
Charles said businesses and businesses should consider local sensitivities in their business plans.
The temple, he added, is historically important as a place of recognition for the contribution of Indian plantation workers in the region.
Charles said that there were at least five huge plantations in the area, with about 15 or 16 temples demolished or expelled.
"There is nothing to recognize the Indian workers who worked there. This is why the temple has become historically important.
"A foreign developer does not understand this dynamic," he added.
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