Kedah Mentri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor
(pic) said the festival will not be marked as
cuti peristiwa (occasional holiday) since there is no celebration of the annual festival this year. There will be no cuti peristiwa this year. Since there is no celebration, there is no need to have a public holiday, he said during a press conference at Wisma Darul Aman on Thursday (Jan 21).
As for those devotees who plan to pray at temples during Thaipusam, they have to follow the strict standard operating procedure that has been set by the National Security Council (NSC).
However, only temples are allowed to have devotees at one-third capacity at a time for the prayers.