IPOH: DAP state representatives have produced a street survey revealing that more than 70% of Jalan Silibin folk agree with the proposal to rename the road after former Perak DAP chairman P. Patto.Ipoh Barat MP and local councillor M. Kulasegaran said yesterday that the survey was conducted over three days following protests by certain quarters over the proposal.He said of the 74 respondents interviewed, 55 supported the idea while 12 disagreed and seven were neutral.“We made sure we got the views of a multiracial group of people so that all races were represented,” he said.The survey, conducted by Kulasegaran, Buntong assemblyman A. Sivasubramaniam and several local councillors, focused on business owners and residents along Jalan Silibin.Kulasegaran said those who disagreed said it was because the road had been called Jalan Silibin for more than 40 years and was popular among the locals.“They also said that the name change will inconvenience them as they will have to change their MyKad address, letterheads and so on,” he said.Kulasegaran said there had been suggestions to name a neighbourhood or a park after Patto instead of a street.He said the results of the survey would be submitted to the state government next week for a decision.Last month, state executive councillor A. Sivanesan proposed Jalan Silibin after another proposal to rename a lane in Little India after Patto was found inappropriate.On Friday, 37 residents and businessmen sent a petition to the Perak Mentri Besar against the proposal.
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