Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth has lodged a second report with the Anti-Corruption Agency against R Nadarajah, the chairperson of the Sri Maha Mariamman temple committee, for alleged misappropriation of funds.

He is accused of having used temple funds to acquire luxury cars and property both in Malaysia and abroad. The money was accumulated from donations, collections from religious rituals and allocations for new cultural centre at the Batu Caves temple.

PKR Youth vice-chief M Manikavasagam and executive committee member Faisal Mustaffa lodged the report at the ACA's Federal Territory office today, based on additional information received from members of the public. A copy was made available to malaysiakini.

"As a temple administrator - a voluntary post - he (Nadarajah) rightfully should not possess such a great amount of assets. The source of his funds for these luxuries has (raised) questions and suspicion among the Indian community in general," read the report.

"We believe he is involved in corrupt practice and has used his position to (siphon off) funds collected from the state, donations and ticket sales."

The report listed details of various assets allegedly owned by Nadarajah, and attached 'proof' in the form of photographs and documents.

Supt Mohd Tarmizi Abdul Manaf of the ACA's investigation division accepted the report and met with the PKR Youth representatives for close to an hour, but was not available for comment.

When contacted, Nadarajah declined comment.

'Probe affordability'

According to the report lodged, Nadarajah is alleged to own luxury bungalows in Kota Damansara and Port Dickson, double-storey houses in Petaling Jaya, Rawang and Sri Serdang, and units at low-cost flats in Batu Caves and Kota Damansara. He is also said to own property in Australia and India.

Photographs furnished to the ACA indicated that he owns two new Mercedes Benz cars and four other luxury cars imported from Japan, all with similar registration numbers.

"The report was lodged after members of the public furnished us with information and urged us to further investigate the matter," Faisal told reporters later.

"We did so and based on the evidence collected, we want the ACA to investigate the matter thoroughly. The public wants to know how a former Tenaga Nasional Berhad meter reader and now an unpaid temple administrator can afford all this."

Manikavasagam said the evidence was provided by "concerned citizens" and included documents such floor plans, property registration cards and receipts for payment of assessment rates to the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council.

The first report was lodged on Feb 18 following an interview by Nadarajah on national television who said that he only received RM480,000 of the pledged RM5 million by the Selangor government for the cultural centre.

The state government has been unable to say what happened to the balance of the allocation.