None of the parties want to make their own religion look bad and make their own procession boring right? From the start, it is not only the Hindu Endownment Board that made these rules. What is the difference between Thaipusam (where music is not allowed during the foot procession) as opposed to kompangs/ lion dances (with music being played in a public place)?
It is quite unacceptable for the police to be physically assaulted or ill-treated.
You can read this subscriber-only article in full, All done! The rules were relaxed after HEB sought feedback from the Hindu community and proposed the recommendations to the government.
One of the men assaulted the police and all three men used vulgarities at the police. But Hindus were given an exemption: Hindus have been allowed three religious foot processions: Thaipusam, Panguni Uthiram and Thimithi. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. The Hindu religious foot processsions go through major roads. If you observe the Chinese funeral, they can only walk for like one two hundred metres, after that they need to board buses or other vehicles to continue the funeral procession. So the Hindus are actually in a privileged position.
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Respite finally came at the end of 2015, when the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) and Singapore Police Force (SPF) announced that musicians who have been given approval, can play specified traditional instruments at three points along the route.
It is the same concept. There are many other religious groups which have asked to be allowed to hold foot processions. that's why you see heavy police presence yesterday especially those police from secret society branch, they watching out for these potential trouble makers. And sometimes, at events such as the Kew Ong Yah Festival, there will be public gatherings in the different constituencies, playing of some music, but even then, the police will generally not allow long foot processions. The police officers on the ground were trying to do their job and dealt with three men. 4) Last one is because during past Thaipusam festivals, there are many groups playing loud music as a signal of presence and sure have one or two groups start to taunt other groups, trying to outdo one another and end up announcing their gang presence and end up in trouble. There were incidents in the past which led to the tightening up. So why not allow the same during Thaipusam? The Kavadi dance is an important part of the celebrations and followers of the procession in other countries traditionally play loud music, beat drums and sing to help devotees carrying the kavadi to bear the pain. With reference from The Straits Times, Channel News Asia, Today I hope I share somethings which you previously dont know and thank you very much for reading.
Thaipusam in Singapore faced a live-music ban since 1973, because of a history of rivalry and fights between competing groups.
All rights reserved. Now only Thaipusam allow devotees to walk 4KM from temple to temple. Thaipusam is not a normal music or secular festival but a religious festival so respect should still be given and followers need to adhere to proper "decorum" when attending the festival. Some have questioned the ban following the arrest of three Singaporean men involved in a scuffle on Tuesday, after organisers asked a group to stop playing drums at the junction of Serangoon and Desker roads as it was not allowed under the event's police permit.
This is not about having fun, this is about our devotion to Lord Murugan. If police officers misbehave, they should be disciplined.
- Why are Hindus being discriminated? Thaipusam is not a normal music or secular festival but a religious festival so respect should still be given and followers need to adhere to proper "decorum" when attending the festival. This is not about having fun, this is about our devotion to Lord Murugan. This ban was imposed in 1964, after riots.
“Most of the recommendations were accepted by the Government,” it said. So yes - as shown by social media, there are many events in public with music.
Minister Shanmugam also said that this year, there were more police officers as well as volunteers on the ground, not just to help with security but also to assist people.
In February 2015, three men were arrested for their disorderly behaviour after another group was told to stop the use of traditional drums. Devotees young and old carrying the kavadi during the annual Thaipusam ritual where live music is allowed pic.twitter.com/d0hBtXoHfD, — Leong Wai Kit (@LeongWaiKitCNA) January 24, 2016. When other non-Hindu religious groups apply to hold foot processions, they are usually rejected.
Right thinking Singaporeans will find this completely unacceptable.
2) Some people used the opportunity to dance to the rythm with some very vulgar dance moves in public which tarnished the sanctity of this holy occasion. It is like how Christians are expected to dress in their Sunday best when going to Church.
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The truth is that Hindus are not discriminated against.