KUCHING: Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg celebrated Deepavali at the residence of Kuching Gurdwara Sahib President Dato Dr. Kalwinder Singh Khaira on Sunday.

The visit was aimed at joining in the festivities of the Hindu festival celebrated nationwide today.

Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari, accompanied by Sarawak Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Professor Dr. Sim Kui Hian, arrived at around 3:00 PM and was warmly welcomed by Dato Dr. Kalwinder and his family members.

During the visit, the Sarawak Premier took the opportunity to mingle with Dato Dr. Kalwinder's family and enjoyed a meal together.

Spending nearly an hour at the residence, the Sarawak Premier concluded his visit by cutting a cake with Dato Dr. Kalwinder's family as a symbolic gesture of the Deepavali celebration, alongside taking a group photograph before departing at around 4:00 PM.

He subsequently continued his Deepavali visits to Senior Lawyer and President of the Kuching Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Association, Dato Shankar Ram Asnani, at King's Curry on Jalan Rumbia. — UKASnews

Prepared by: Ahmad Daniel Faiz
Translator: Ryan Lim