Originally the Nattukottai Chettiar community hailed from a city called Chettinad in Tamil Nadu. Devokoatti and Karikudi are the two major towns in the Sivaganga District in Chettinad. It is stated that the majority of the Nattukottai Chettiar community migrated to Sri Lanka from the above mentioned two towns in the 19th century.Generally, the members of the Nattukottai Chettiar community are ardent devotees of Lord Murugan. Basically, they.
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2021 09:16 AM MYT
BY OPALYN MOK
Penang Deputy Chief Minister P. Ramasamy (second from right) during a visit to the Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple in George Town January 26, 2021. Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
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GEORGE TOWN, Jan 27 Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy has called on the authorities to take firm action against the Nattukottai Chettiar Temple committee for ignoring state orders and carrying out the Thaipusam silver chariot journey at 3am today.
He accused the Chettiar temple committee of openly defying the state government, the Penang Hindu Endowment Board (PHEB) and various government agencies that forbade the annual chariot procession for Thaipusam this year due to the current Covid-19 lockdown.