KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Wednesday 23, 2001: The Energy, Communications and Multimedia Ministry of Malaysia has decided to revert to the old postal code for Batu Caves after the issue was brought up at the cabinet meeting today. MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said Minister Datuk Amar Leo Moggie had agreed to the reversal as the issue had touched the sensitivities of many Indians around the country and also because the name Batu Caves held much historical significance. The Batu Caves area will now have the postal code 68100 Batu Caves instead of 68100 Selayang. Batu Caves is well known among locals and tourists as the annual Thaipusam festival is celebrated grandly at the Hindu temple there. More than 1.2 million people are expected to converge here for the festival, which falls on Monday.
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