By Jennani Durai
HINDU temples are an as yet largely untapped source of social
service, Minister for Law and Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said on
Saturday.
He noted that Hindu missions such as the Ramakrishna Mission and
the Sree Narayana Mission are actively providing a wide range of
social services.
But Hindu temples have largely focused on catering to religious
needs until more recently, he said.
Mr Shanmugam was speaking at the opening of the Hindu Centre
Singapore's conference on Hinduism and Social Service: Strategies
and Synergies, held at the MDIS Campus in Queenstown.
The Hindu community can afford to step up its provision of
social services, and engaging more temples is key, he said.
The two-day event explores the relationship between Hinduism and
service, and how the community can more actively provide social
services to the needy.
