It Was A Beautiful Weekend (February 7-9) ....

Anwar at Batu Caves (pix:the straits times)

 It was a beautiful weekend last week. It had all the ingredients of the old times, multi racial, multi cultural and above all it felt harmonious and united .

It all began when our wonderful Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited Batu Caves at the invitation of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Devasthanam KL to observe the Thaipusam preparations taking place this week.

It must have been a wonderful visit for he backtracked from a contreversial proposal to issue guidelines for Muslims who want to participate in non muslim events saying ….”there is no need for guidelines as Muslims should know ‘the do’s and dont’s….like right now I’m here (at SMMTDKL) not to participate in any (Hindu) prayers” .

Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah and Tengku Permaisuri Norashikin graced the state-level Chinese New Year 2025 celebration at the Fo Guang Shan Dong Zen Temple in Jenjarom.(pix: the star)

From there it got better with the Selangor Sultan' call for unity, rejecting proposed guidelines on Muslims at non-Muslim celebrations

In a statement issued by Istana Alam Shah on Saturday (Feb 8) the Selangor Sultan had ...'expressed stern disagreement against the proposed guidelines especially in Selangor....“As the head of Islam in Selangor, His Royal Highness opined that the proposal was made at an unsuitable time when the people, from various ethnicities and religions, were strengthening goodwill to propagate national unity,’’ added the statement.

Sultan Nazrin Shah and Tuanku Zara Salim at the state level Chinese New Year celebration in Ipoh

Over in my home state Perak it was unity and harmony that i felt when Sultan Nazrin Shah graced the Perak state-level Chinese New Year 2025 celebration at Stadium Indera Mulia in Ipoh. Accompanying him were Raja Permaisuri of Perak Tuanku Zara Salim, Raja Muda of Perak Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa, and Raja Di Hilir of Perak Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah

Sultan Nazrin (centre), (Raja Muda,Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa (right) and Raja Di Hilir, Raja Iskandar Dzurkarnain Sultan Idris Shah (left) participating in the celebrations (Bernama)

It certainly was a pleasant weekend. I dare say it might stay that way for a while so lets enjoy it all. 

This SNAKE year just might bring some surprises.

KC