KUALA LUMPUR: Tamils in Malaysia are set to observe the Chittirai Puttandu New Year today, while the Sikhs will celebrate Vaisakhi. The Vishu festival will be observed by the Malayalee community tomorrow.
KUALA LUMPUR; The Tamil and Sikh communities in Malaysia are set to observe Chittirai Puttandu (Tamil New Year) and Vaisakhi on Friday (April 14) while the Vishu festival will be observed by the Malayalee community on Saturday (April 15).
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have extended their Tamil New Year and Vishu greetings to all Tamil, Malayalee and Sikh communities in the country.
“A very happy Vishu to all our Malayalee friends and a blessed new year to all our Tamil friends.
“May the new year ahead bring you and your loved ones prosperity, happiness and good health.
“Stay safe, fellow Malaysians, ” their Majesties said in a post on Istana Negara’s Facebook page, as reported by Bernama.
The birth of the Tamil month of Chittirai is marked annually on the first day of the Tamil solar calendar, known this year as the Pilava Year.