Construction delays, sharply inflated costs, airline squabbles and now, KLIA2 hits another bump - no Tamil signs.

The Indian community is up in arms as the new KLIA2 slated to open on May 2 after over a two-year delay have omitted Tamil signs.
                        
Signs in only five languages - Bahasa Malaysia, English, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic - were said to be approved by acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.

MIC Youth chief C Sivarraajh said it is unacceptable and must be rectified immediately.

"Whenever necessary they have to use Tamil.

"It is not to say that we are fighting for Tamils or anything but the government has to project Malaysia as a multi-racial country. It is a minor thing but can have a big impact," he told Malaysiakini.

He said that MIC has written to Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) to help correct the error two days ago but have received no reply yet.

Furthermore, MIC's deputy president and Health Minister S Subramaniam will now personally raise the issue with acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.

Meanwhile, the Star reported MAB chief operating officer Abdul Hamid Mohd Ali as saying that they had followed the signs at the present Low-Cost Carrier Terminal in Sepang.

Abdul Hamid said the cabinet had approved the five languages and any other languages would only be added if there was approval.

Commenting on this, Sivarraajh said: "It is not impossible to make changes even if it is a cabinet decision.”

He added that MAB should know that many tourists using KLIA2 - purpose-built for low cost carriers -  will also be from Tamil Nadu and signs in Tamil will definitely be helpful to them.