Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's accusation that Chinese educationist movement Dong Jiao Zong (DJZ) practised apartheid by rejecting the Vision Schools idea did not go down well with Deputy Education Minister Dr Wee Ka Siong.
Speaking to reporters at the Parliament lobby today, the MCA Youth chief slammed Mahathir for making baseless and inaccurate allegations.
'Vision School' introduced during Mahathir's tenure was aimed at integrating students of various cultural backgrounds from national schools and vernacular schools in one compound. However, it hit a snag following DJZ's disapproval of the concept.
Various Chinese and Indian ethnic movements also objected to it as they believed the system would restrict the use of their respective mother tongue in schools.
Mahathir, who addressed a gathering of some 1,000 people in a summit organised by Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) yesterday, said that the Malays were 'unfairly' labelled as racists and their kindness abused by other Malaysians.
"It is not an accurate opinion... the Chinese committees' apprehension must also taken into consideration," said Wee.
"His statement is that the Chinese community does not like to associate with the Malay community, I should inform him that almost 90 percent of students who complete their primary education at Chinese vernacular schools enrol into national-type secondary schools," he added.
(Source: Malaysiakini)
That's the problem with race-based politics lah...no one race can ever be united...look at what happened to Adolf Hitler and his zealous ambition to build the supreme race...unfortunately, the human race never learns...ACHTUNG!
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