5/25/2023 0 Comments Program masjid negara cuti sekolah![]() ![]() Historically the Chulias were mainly Marakayars. The mosque was named after a wealthy Marakayar merchant, Abdul Kadir Mohideen Merican. Many would have been from the Marakayar group, those who built keramats (shrines) and mosques in the area, including the Masjid Kapitan Keling, built in 1801. The British suddenly realised that most of the Indians who moved to the street at that time were from Tamil Nadu. ![]() The Chulia Street in Tanjong was named in 1798 replacing Malabar Street. At the same time, culture and social identities evolve and oscillate. Not a few maintain their Tamil identity, being Indian Muslim. MANY have become Malays, and constitutionally defined as such.
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