Thaipusam in Malaysia

Yesterday was Thaipusam and I was in KL. So I found out that Thaipusam is a public holiday in many states in Malaysia. And from the news reports they were expecting about 2 million devotees and tourists at Batu Caves in KL alone. And there are also big celebrations in Johor, Penang and East Malaysia.

Today’s newspapers had extensive coverage of the celebrations throughout Malaysia. To me it is always surprising that Malaysia in many respects is more multi racial and multcultural than Singapore. They have declared that day as a public holiday, something Singapore has not done.