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RAWANG, MALAYSIA, January 16, 2004: Sweet success was spelt on the lips of all the participants in the People’s Pongal festival at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil Rawang in Malaysia on January 15. The participants filled 1,001 earthen pots with freshly-cooked sweet Pongal rice. More importantly, their very presence tripled the size of last year’s Malaysia Book of Records entry for the Largest Malaysian Pongal Festival. The guests of honor, Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu and his wife Datin Seri Indrani, beamed with pride over what the 1,001 Malaysians — Indian, Malay and Chinese — achieved through sheer teamwork. They commended the crowd for displaying the true Malaysian spirit of cooperation, or gotong-royong. Organizing chairman P. Kamalanathan said “Malaysians, regardless of race and religion, took part.” The event, organized by the Malaysian Indian Fest, was presented by Beras Jati, Peace Cola, and endorsed by the Malaysia Book of Records. It was cosponsored by Tamil Nesan, Selayang MIC Youth, Haigreva Systems And Solutions, Veenai Holdings, Persatuan Peniaga Video India Malaysia and Perniagaan Tunas Daya.

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