A trustee of the Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, N Sivakumar, has denied allegations that the stalls in the temple compound have been invaded by Malays.

In an interview with Malaysiakini, Sivakumar, who is also in charge of the stores, said: "We don't stop anyone, that's why we call 1Malaysia.

"Out of the 350 stalls which were set up, 70 percent of them are owned by Indians."

Checks by Malaysiakini revealed almost all of the stores were occupied by Indians.