03-14-2023, 09:49 AM
“Is Rina trying to incite racial tension?” demands MCA Youth over vernacular school comment
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MCA Youth has slammed Srikandi Bersatu chief Datuk Seri Rina Harun for suggesting that vernacular schools in Malaysia be shut down, saying that her statement exemplifies the “narrow-mindedness of Bersatu’s leaders” and the party’s incompatibility in the nation’s multicultural society.
Rina had reportedly made the comment during Bersatu’s annual general assembly on Sunday (March 12).
According to MCA National Youth chairperson Datuk Nicole Wong Siaw Ting, Article 152 (1)(a) of the Federal Constitution states that no person shall be prohibited or prevented from using (otherwise than for official purposes), or from teaching or learning, any other language.
“Vernacular schools are protected under the Federal Constitution and hence, there is no reason to continue raising the issue of closing down vernacular schools other than to incite racial tension,” she said in a statement.
“Furthermore, on Dec 29, 2021 the Kuala Lumpur High Court had ruled that the existence and establishment of vernacular schools and the use of Chinese and Tamil languages in these schools are Constitutional.
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Rina had reportedly made the comment during Bersatu’s annual general assembly on Sunday (March 12).
According to MCA National Youth chairperson Datuk Nicole Wong Siaw Ting, Article 152 (1)(a) of the Federal Constitution states that no person shall be prohibited or prevented from using (otherwise than for official purposes), or from teaching or learning, any other language.
“Vernacular schools are protected under the Federal Constitution and hence, there is no reason to continue raising the issue of closing down vernacular schools other than to incite racial tension,” she said in a statement.
“Furthermore, on Dec 29, 2021 the Kuala Lumpur High Court had ruled that the existence and establishment of vernacular schools and the use of Chinese and Tamil languages in these schools are Constitutional.
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