Thaipusam chariot takes to the streets in Penang, thanks to Putrajaya

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The Silver Chariot passing through Hutton Lane in George Town on its way to the Chettiar Temple at Waterfall Road.GEORGE TOWN: Against all odds, Penang’s Thaipusam chariot took off early this morning, continuing an unbroken tradition for the past 164 years, amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Despite a firm “no” to the chariot procession this year by the Penang government, citing health concerns, the chariot’s owners, the Chettiars, sought intervention from the federal government to allow it to be held.“It was due to the efforts of (MIC deputy president) M Saravanan that we got this procession approved. God bless him,” A Narayanan, senior trustee of Nattukottai Chettiars, told FMT.Earlier, the Penang Hindu Endowment Board had accused the Chettiars of wavering in their stance, as they had agreed that the chariot procession would be suspended this year, but made an about-turn after a sim…