WE RECENTLY HAD A MEETING WITH HINDU ENDOWMENT BOARD. ACCORDING TO HEB THEY ARE NOT THE ONES WHO ARE DISCOURAGING URUMI MELAM BUT IT WAS THE POLICE ALL ALONG.
ALL THESE PROBLEMS AROUSED SOME 2 YEARS BACK WHEN URUMI MELAM GROUPS WERE ACCOMPANIED BY ANJADIES(HOOLIGANS WHO MISBEHAVED IN PUBLIC) AND THOSE WHO BELONG TO GANGS. DUE TO THIS, MANY URUMI GROUPS GOT INTO QUARRELS AND THIS ALSO INVOLVED URUMI MELAM GROUPS FROM MALAYSIA. THE PUBLIC ALSO COMPLAINED OF THE LOUD NOISE BEING PRODUCED BY OUR INSRUMENTS TO THE POLICE. AS THIS ISSUE CAUGHT THE POLICE'S ATTENTION, THEY DECIDED TO TAKE ACTION THUS WARNING HEB OF THE PROBLEM AROUSED. OF COURSE HEB NOR THE POLICE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BANN US FROM PLAYING SO THIS YEAR HEB DECIDED TO TELL KAVADI BARRERS TO REFRAIN THEMSELVES FROM BOOKING US. BUT EVEN THAT COULD NOT STOP US FROM PLAYING FOR THAIPUSAM 2009.
IN OUR RECENT MEETING WITH HEB, RIGHT AFTER THAIPUSAM 2009, THEY HAVE PROMISED US THAT THEY WILL HELP US IN WHATEVER MEANS POSSIBLE AND WE TAKE THIER WORD FOR IT. ALL WE WANT IS TO BE RECOGNISED IN SINGAPORE AS AN HINDU FOLK INSTRUMENTAL GROUP DOING OUR SERVICE FOR GOD AND HIS DEVOTEES.
SINGAPORE INDIANS WILL BE SEEING MORE OF US IN THE UPCOMING MONTHS AND YEARS TO COME. WE SINCERELY HOPE THAT ALL FAMILY, FRIENDS, RELATIVES AND ESPACIALLY AND HINDUS WILL SUPPORT US IN OUR ACTIONS.
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