GEORGE TOWN: P Rajendran, an activist for the Indian community, lodged a police report at the Timur Laut District police headquarters here today claiming he has been receiving death threats. P Rajendran, 55, said he believed the threats via the short-messaging service (SMS) and WhatsApp had to do with his voicing out against a proposed procession to parade the "vel" (spear) carried by Lord Murugan on a golden chariot during the Thaipusam celebration here next month. Speaking to reporters after lodging the report, Rajendran, who is also a community moderator for the National Unity and Integration Department in Bukit Mertajam, said since Jan 10, he had lodged five police reports after being assaulted and injured by a group of men. He added he had also sent a protest letter to Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy, who is also the chairman of the Penang Hindu Endowment Board, regarding the matter (procession). Several news portals prior to this had reported Ramasamy as saying that a procession involving the golden chariot would also be held in conjunction with Thaipusam this year.