Anwar wishes Tamil community Happy Ponggal

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wished a happy Ponggal celebration to the entire Tamil community in Malaysia.  In a Facebook post, Anwar said the four-day festival, which begins on Monday (Jan 13), is a cultural celebration to express gratitude, as well as prepare for a new chapter.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/KUGoU  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wished a happy Pongal celebration to the entire Tamil

00:07community in Malaysia.

00:09In a Facebook post, Anwar said the four-day festival, which begins on Monday, is a cultural

00:15celebration to express gratitude as well as prepare for a new chapter.

00:20Anwar said he hopes that this year's Pongal celebration will be celebrated more joyfully

00:25and more meaningfully with family and loved ones, and that on the government side, they

00:30will continue to work hard so that no group or community is marginalized.

00:36Pongal marks the beginning of the Thai month in the Tamil calendar and is celebrated by

00:42preparing sweet rice for family and friends as a sign of gratitude for the bountiful harvest.

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