I URGE A COMPREHENSIVES STUDY OF ANCIENT MAJAPAHIT REMAINS IN MALACCA

PRESS STATEMENT
DATO' SIVARRAAJH CHANDRAN
MIC NATIONAL YOUTH LEADER
Nov 8, 2016
For immediate release

I URGE A COMPREHENSIVES STUDY OF ANCIENT MAJAPAHIT REMAINS IN MALACCA
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Two weeks ago a group of professional divers apparently discovered parts of a Hindu temple and a fort-like structure along the Malacca river.

These findings are believed to point to a submerged city that had existed even before Parameswara founded Malacca in 1400.

I therefore urge the state government and the archaeological department to undertake an in-depth study and make public the findings as these are really very important to understand the history of the ancient kingdoms that had existed before Malacca.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron has indicate that he had received a report but what we need is an in-depth study of the relics.

I urge the Malacca state government and the national archelogy department to investigate these finding and make public the findings.

Relics possibly dating back to the 13th-century Majapahit empire are believed to have been found along a 2km stretch beneath the Malacca river.

Two weeks ago a group of professional divers apparently discovered parts of a Hindu temple and a fort-like structure.

They believed that these ancient finds could point to a submerged city that existed even before Parameswara founded Malacca in 1400.

Although the findings are still vague but until archaeologists from the Heritage Department should start digging to verify the claims.

Until they do we will not know for sure.

That is why it is important to act fast and ensure that other development activities along this particular stretch of the river are halted.

The Majapahit empire was centralised in east Java and was a vast archipelagic kingdom during its peak between 1293 and 1527.

Malacca was once an important town for Majapahit’s palace officials and soldiers who made the town their maritime headquarters.

In February last year, The Star reported that relics discovered in Pulau Nangka were reportedly from the Majapahit era.

Two relics found on the island by a salvaging firm featured characters and symbols that indicated that they could date back to the Majapahit kingdom.

These early findings warrant an exhaustive look at the site.

ENDS