PETALING JAYA: MIC president G Palanivel said he was confident that a solution will be found to the Interlok controversy, and is expecting a good announcement on the matter soon.Palanivel said he has been in constant touch with Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak regarding the issue, which has been raging for weeks.
“MIC has been vocal on the issue. We are expecting a good announcement on the matter,” he said, thanking all quarters for their role in voicing out their views.
“I am positive that this issue will be resolved soon,” he added.Yesterday, Palanivel reiterated MIC’s call for the book to be removed from schools, saying that it is against the spirit of Najib’s 1Malaysia.The book, penned by national laureate Abdullah Hussain, was introduced as a component for the Malay literature subject for Form Five students.However, MIC and other Indian groups objected, arguing that the book contained inaccurate and disparaging remarks about the Indian community.
In a related development, some 50 members from the Aasthivaaram Foundation and the Malaysian Dravidian Society held a peaceful procession to air their grouses against the book.The procession was held from from Jalan Kuching to Batu Caves yesterday.Led by their respective presidents, G Kumar Aamaan and PS Maniam, the participants offered prayers at the Batu Caves temple calling for the issue to be resolved peacefully
Source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/01/24/mic-chief-good-decision-on-interlok-soon/
“MIC has been vocal on the issue. We are expecting a good announcement on the matter,” he said, thanking all quarters for their role in voicing out their views.
“I am positive that this issue will be resolved soon,” he added.Yesterday, Palanivel reiterated MIC’s call for the book to be removed from schools, saying that it is against the spirit of Najib’s 1Malaysia.The book, penned by national laureate Abdullah Hussain, was introduced as a component for the Malay literature subject for Form Five students.However, MIC and other Indian groups objected, arguing that the book contained inaccurate and disparaging remarks about the Indian community.
In a related development, some 50 members from the Aasthivaaram Foundation and the Malaysian Dravidian Society held a peaceful procession to air their grouses against the book.The procession was held from from Jalan Kuching to Batu Caves yesterday.Led by their respective presidents, G Kumar Aamaan and PS Maniam, the participants offered prayers at the Batu Caves temple calling for the issue to be resolved peacefully
Source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/01/24/mic-chief-good-decision-on-interlok-soon/
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