07-08-2025
Silambam's exclusion from Sukma deemed unfair
Compiled by C. ARUNO, SHYAFIQ DZULKIFLI and R. ARAVINTHAN
THE exclusion of the traditional Indian martial art of Silambam from Sukma Games 2026 has left the sport's exponents disappointed, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Silambam has long been part of Indian and Tamil identity, Malaysia Silamban Association president Dr M. Suresh said.
The association is worried that the decision to omit the important sport was based on unproven accusations against the association by unidentified persons.
This would be unfair and against the spirit of sports, Suresh added.
> Hindu extremists in India allegedly poisoned the water tank of a primary school because the headmaster was Muslim, the daily also reported.
The incident came to light when 11 students at a village school in Karnataka fell ill suddenly and had to be admitted to the hospital.
It was found that they had been affected by pesticides mixed into the water tank, but luckily none were seriously injured.
Police later arrested three men, who reportedly confessed to poisoning the school's water supply so that the headmaster would be blamed for the students falling ill.
They were hoping that this would result in the headmaster being transferred elsewhere.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
