A Hindraf leader and a DAP assemblyman have filed a RM55 billion civil suit against the government to turn all Tamil schools into fully aided schools.
PETALING JAYA: Two Indian leaders today filed a RM55 billion civil suit against the Malaysian government to turn all Tamil schools in the country into fully-aided schools.
The leaders, Hindraf Makkal Sakthi leader P Uthayakumar and DAP’s Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M Manoharan, filed the suit this morning at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
The duo filed the suit in their individual capacities.
Also named in the suit as defendants were Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his deputy cum Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
When contacted, Manoharan said the suit was filed as the government was in breach of Article 12 of the Federal Constitution which, among others, guarantees rights to education to all Malaysian.
“So when all national schools receive full aid from the government, why should Tamil schools receive only partial aid?” asked Manoharan.
He also said that out of 523 Tamil schools nationwide, only about thirty percent of it were fully aided while the rest only receive partial aid in terms of teachers’ salary.
The DAP assemblyman added that in Selangor alone, which houses 97 Tamil schools, only 37 of it were fully aided.
“And many partially aided Tamil schools nationwide have to fork out their own money to pay for utility bills, maintenance and to get other facilities for the students,” he said.
Hearing date for the case has yet to be fixed.
PETALING JAYA: Two Indian leaders today filed a RM55 billion civil suit against the Malaysian government to turn all Tamil schools in the country into fully-aided schools.The leaders, Hindraf Makkal Sakthi leader P Uthayakumar and DAP’s Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M Manoharan, filed the suit this morning at the Kuala Lumpur High Court.
The duo filed the suit in their individual capacities.
Also named in the suit as defendants were Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and his deputy cum Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
When contacted, Manoharan said the suit was filed as the government was in breach of Article 12 of the Federal Constitution which, among others, guarantees rights to education to all Malaysian.
“So when all national schools receive full aid from the government, why should Tamil schools receive only partial aid?” asked Manoharan.
He also said that out of 523 Tamil schools nationwide, only about thirty percent of it were fully aided while the rest only receive partial aid in terms of teachers’ salary.
The DAP assemblyman added that in Selangor alone, which houses 97 Tamil schools, only 37 of it were fully aided.
“And many partially aided Tamil schools nationwide have to fork out their own money to pay for utility bills, maintenance and to get other facilities for the students,” he said.
Hearing date for the case has yet to be fixed.
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