Malaysia spending crores on ‘mini-India’ revamp
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KUALALUMPUR: Malaysia is spending crores of rupees to give a facelift to the capital’s crowded Brickfields suburb, popularly known as ‘mini-India’, ahead of the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh later this year.
Plans are afoot to transform the now chaotic Brickfields into a beautiful area with ornate arches alongside the shopping avenue which is full of vendors selling Indian clothes, Indian food and Indian music.
“I have a good relationship with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and he is planning to visit Malaysia in November when ‘Little India’ will be launched,” Najib said at a function at the Vivekananda Secondary School in the suburb of Brickfields here.
He said Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing Minister Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin must ensure that the ‘Little India’ development project was completed on time.
“If it is not ready, we will ask them to explain,” he said.
The project, undertaken by Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB) will be carried out in two phases with the total cost amounting to 35 million ringgit.
Raja Nong Chik had said that once the project was completed, Kuala Lumpur and Chennai in India would become twin cities.
Speaking at the opening of the Sri Murugan Centre (SMC) at the school, Najib said Malaysia needed proper implementation, coordination and execution of programmes to ensure the nation could compete globally.
To achieve that, all Malaysians must be united and work together while embracing the ‘1Malaysia’ concept, where people were given priority in all government programmes, he said.
“This will enable each Malaysian, irrespective of ethnic background, to realise his or her maximum potential as a Malaysian,” he said.
Malaysia is a multi-ethnic, multi-religious country with ethnic Indians forming eight per cent of its 27 million people population.
Najib also stressed that the government would continue to increase the allocation for all communities.
“I am committed to helping all Malaysians because this is our family. This country, Malaysia, can be a great one,” he said.
Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6041536.cms
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