DAPSY chief Wong Kah Woh has urged political parties to stop targeting Chinese and Tamil vernacular schools, saying it is more crucial to build consensus than to play politics with language policies.
Responding to PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man’s proposal to introduce Chinese and Tamil language classes in national schools, Wong said vernacular schools are already protected by law and affirmed by Malaysia’s courts.
“Some politicians keep recycling the rhetoric of abolishing vernacular schools. Perhaps they are too used to gangster-style politics and lack proper knowledge,” he said.
Wong also stressed that all Malaysians must respect the national anthem and state anthems, saying anyone belittling Negaraku or the Perak state anthem must be condemned.
He criticised activist “Ratu Naga” for spreading false claims that Chinese school students sang Negaraku in Mandarin, calling it an act of slander that incites racial tension.
“Such actions must be rejected by all. Politicians should not drag communities into incidents such as the attack on the Sultan of Perak, nor use police-investigated cases to intimidate traders into shutting down. These provocations only harm social harmony,” Wong said.
He reminded that after 68 years of independence, Malaysians should focus on building bridges of unity and strengthening mutual trust in a multiracial society.
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