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Away with the inflation blues KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - Ma- Utilities Minister Datuk S. Samy Datuk Musa later visited the guests in his house to give away laysians today celebrated Deepa- Vellu at his house in Jalan St. house of Deputy Health Minister Deepavali gifts to 100 children of vali with the usual round of open Thomas to wish him and his Datuk P Pathmanaban to extend the Pure Life Society at Jalan houses and offering of myriad family a happy Deepavali. to him and his family similar Puchong, near here. delcacies true to the spirit of the Deputy Prime Minister Datuk greetings. The gifts were donated by the festival of lights. Musa Hitam who was also pre- They also called on Senator S Selangor and Federal Terriotry sent extended his greetings to Subramaniam at his house. Deepavali celebrations com- The people in their joyous It was a day of double festivity Deepavali mood, seemed obli- Datuk Samy Vellu, who is also mittee. MIC national president. for the MIC vice president. Today Sen. Subramaniam presented vious of the current inflationary was also his birthday. trend. Others who were in Datuk gifts donated by the committee Tigh purse-stringers were loo- Samy Vellu's house were WelfareAlso present were Energy, to about 150 patients at the Peta- Telecommunications and Post ling Jaya Assunta Hospital. sened enabling them particularly Minister Datin Paduka Hajjah Minister Datuk Leo Moggie and Land and Regional Develop- the Hindus, to provide loans of Aishah Ghani, Primary Industries wife and Science, Technology andment Minister Datuk Seri Shariff maruku, tosai, mutton curry and Minister Datuk Paul Leong and Environment Minister Tan Sri Ahmad also presented Deepavali cookies for well-wishers. wife and members of the diplo- Ong Kee Hui. gifts from the committee to In Kuala Lumpur, Prime matic corps. Datuk Samy Vellu, however, about 70 children at the General Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Mahathir Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir and took a break from attending to his Hospital here. - Bernama. Mohamad called on Works and Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah and .

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