Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riot

2018 Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riot
Part of History of Malaysia
Large fires around the area involved in the riots.
Date	26 – November 27, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11-27)
Location	USJ 25, Subang Jaya, Petaling, Selangor, Malaysia
Caused by	Disagreement between the two groups regarding the relocation of the Sri Maha Mariamman temple site
Methods	Attacks on temple and developer premises, riots, fights, arson, assemblies
Resulted in	Death of a firefighter, Muhammad Adib 23 vehicles were destroyed by fire Damage to a fire engine, a police MPV and other vehicles Property damage at the temple site and nearby developer premises 106 people were arrested in the temple riot incident Pressure on Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy as Unity Minister to resign or be fired Protest held in Klang to avenge the death of Muhammad Adib Inquest into the death of Muhammad Adib conducted
Parties
Devotees of temple; Indian community One City Development Sdn. Bhd.; The group invaded temple; Malay group gathered Royal Malaysian Police Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia
Lead figures
S. Ramaji Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad P. Waytha Moorthy Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun (National Police chief) YAS Dato' Haji Mohammad Hamdan Haji Wahid (Director General of Fire and Rescue Malaysia)
Units involved
Federal Reserve Unit
Number
Number of devotees of temple during the temple attack is unknown (Day one); ≈ 10,000 Indians gather (Day two) 50 people invaded temple (Day one); ≈ 80 Malays assembly (Day two) 700 members of the police including the FRU; 9 members of firefighters attacked by rioters (Day two)
Casualties and losses
3 Indians injured (Day one) 3 Malays and one foreigner injured (Day one) A police officer injured (Day one); A severely injured firefighter was beaten by rioters and sent to a treatment center (Day two), died 21 days after the incident
1 death ≥ 10 injured 106 arrested

The 2018 Sri Maha Mariamman Temple riot was a riot incident that occurred over two days, from November 26 to 27, 2018, at the Seafield Sri Maha Mariamman Temple site and the surrounding area at USJ 25, Subang Jaya, Petaling, Selangor. The riot stemmed from a misunderstanding between the temple and the developer, One City Development Sdn. Bhd., regarding the transfer of the temple. As a result, the riot incident caused damage to public property and the death of a firefighter, Muhammad Adib bin Mohd Kassim. The riots received public attention and widespread coverage in the Malaysian mass media.^[1]