Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to lay the foundation stone for a new mosque on the current site of the Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur.
The proposed relocation of a 130-year-old Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur to make way for a mosque, spearheaded by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, has sparked controversy. Some Muslims accuse authorities of granting special privileges for the temple's relocation to a prime area, while Hindu groups seek a special body to address historical land issues affecting temples across Malaysia. The temple's land was sold to a textile company in 2014, who plan to build the mosque on the site.