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Friday March 21, 2008
MYT 3:50:46 PM


Hindraf: Don’t boycott nasi kandar

BUTTERWORTH: Penangites should stop boycotting nasi kandar, said Hindraf coordinator R.S. Thanenthiran.

The boycott apparently took effect following the circulation of an SMS alleging that nasi kandar operators were involved in last Friday’s street protest at Komtar.

Thanenthiran said the allegation was baseless and Hindraf did not issue any such statement or SMS.

“This is an act by some irresponsible parties,” Thanenthiran told a press conference Friday.

The SMS calling for a boycott of nasi kandar ended with the Hindraf slogan Makkal Sakthi (People’s Power), he said.

“People who received the SMS were misled into thinking that it was Hindraf who had sent the SMS but we did not.”

He alleged that last Friday’s protest at Komtar was started by politicians not nasi kandar operators.

“We appeal to the people of all races to support the nasi kandar operators as the cuisine is the pride of Penang,” Thanenthiran said.

Sihabutheen said if customers continue to believe in the SMS, business would see a further drop.

“As it is business has already dropped by 10% to 15%,” he said.

There are more than 250 nasi kandar outlets in Penang. The Indian Muslim fare is popular among people of all races here.