The controversial 1.2ha land near SJK Tamil Effingham in Bandar Utama,
Petaling Jaya, will be used to build a sports field and hostel for needy Indian
students, MIC president G Palanivel said today.
Palanivel, who is also a minister in the Prime Minister's
Department, said the sports field could also be utilised by all Tamil schools in
the area, besides benefiting SJK Tamil Effingham students.
The hostel could also be used by outstation Indian students on a visit to the Klang Valley, he added.
Palanivel said MIC would bear the cost of constructing the hostel and the sports field, which would start next year and once ready, would be managed by Yayasan Strategic Sosial (YSS).
Earlier, he presented a cheque for RM615,000 from the Prime Minister's Department's Implementation Coordination Unit to SJK Tamil Effingham headmistress S Jayam for the building of the school's community hall.
In his speech at the function, Palanivel said he would request another RM350,000 from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for the community hall, and expected the money to be released in two weeks' time.
'The land will not be misused'
Palanivel also pledged another RM50,000 from the Community Builders Foundation, of which he is the chairman, and another RM10,000 as his personal contribution for the school to replace broken tables, chairs and roofs.
He said the 1.2ha piece of land would not be misused for political and personal purposes, but for community projects that would benefit the Indian students.
"We assure the people that this Bandar Utama land next to the school will not be misused. Certain quarters have been politicisng this issue.
"It just isn't right, playing politics with our children's education. The land will be used for charitable and community purposes," said Palanivel.
Among those present was SJK Tamil Effingham board of governors chairman Gana Pragasam.
Last May, the Return Effingham Land Action Team (Reflax), a movement comprising SJK Tamil Effingham pupils, parents, teachers and the alumni, staged a hunger strike to seek the return of 1.2 hectares of land that it said belonged to the school but was grabbed by the MIC.
Source- Bernama
Palanivel, who is also a minister in the Prime Minister's
Department, said the sports field could also be utilised by all Tamil schools in
the area, besides benefiting SJK Tamil Effingham students.The hostel could also be used by outstation Indian students on a visit to the Klang Valley, he added.
Palanivel said MIC would bear the cost of constructing the hostel and the sports field, which would start next year and once ready, would be managed by Yayasan Strategic Sosial (YSS).
Earlier, he presented a cheque for RM615,000 from the Prime Minister's Department's Implementation Coordination Unit to SJK Tamil Effingham headmistress S Jayam for the building of the school's community hall.
In his speech at the function, Palanivel said he would request another RM350,000 from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for the community hall, and expected the money to be released in two weeks' time.
'The land will not be misused'
Palanivel also pledged another RM50,000 from the Community Builders Foundation, of which he is the chairman, and another RM10,000 as his personal contribution for the school to replace broken tables, chairs and roofs.
He said the 1.2ha piece of land would not be misused for political and personal purposes, but for community projects that would benefit the Indian students.
"We assure the people that this Bandar Utama land next to the school will not be misused. Certain quarters have been politicisng this issue.
"It just isn't right, playing politics with our children's education. The land will be used for charitable and community purposes," said Palanivel.
Among those present was SJK Tamil Effingham board of governors chairman Gana Pragasam.
Last May, the Return Effingham Land Action Team (Reflax), a movement comprising SJK Tamil Effingham pupils, parents, teachers and the alumni, staged a hunger strike to seek the return of 1.2 hectares of land that it said belonged to the school but was grabbed by the MIC.
Source- Bernama
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