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Photo of the day: Communal cooking for Pongal prosperity

Pongal is a harvest festival celebrated by Tamil communities worldwide, marking a time of gratitude to the sun god, Surya, for the abundant harvest and prosperity bestowed upon the land.

Nga could have broken Selangor law for Pongal post using ‘Ilahi’

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming is at risk of being arrested under Selangor's Non-Islamic Religions (Control of Propagation Amongst Muslims) Enactment 1988 over his recent post on X.

Nga’s Pongal wishes slammed by netizens for use of ‘Ilahi’, post deleted soon after

Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s intention to wish a Happy Pongal Day for Hindus backfired after netizens called him out for using the term “Ilahi” in his greeting, today.

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