Sikhs plan S'pore to Malacca charity walk

KUALA LUMPUR: United Sikhs Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation from the local Sikh community, will organise a 300km "goodwill walk" from Singapore to Malacca starting May 17 to raise funds for the Gurpuri Foundation and also as a dedication to the passengers of MH370.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein and Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Idris Haron are expected to meet the participants at the finish line at the Malacca Gurdwara Sahib at 6pm on May 24.
Rishi Singh Randhawa, a radio deejay better known as "The Flying Singh", will lead the walk starting at 5am from the Silat Road Gudwara Sahib in Singapore to raise money to build a Sikh temple, a school and a home for orphans, widows, single mothers, handicapped children and the elderly on a seven-hectare site in Bentong, Pahang.
"We hope to raise a minimum of RM100 per km and we will walk for an estimated 10 hours a day for eight days," Rishi said.
He said the participants hoped to reach the finish line at the anticipated time to coincide with the annual celebration of the late Sant Sohan Singh Ji, a renowned local humanitarian and community leader who had helped many Sikhs and non-Sikhs during his lifetime.
There will also be special prayers at the Malacca Gudwara Sahib for MH370 passengers on that day.
Rishi said they had previously raised funds for tsunami victims in Acheh and an earthquake in Pakistan and this year, they hope to raise funds for children in Syria affected by the ongoing political turmoil in their country. – Bernama