KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam said he was pleased that the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Malaya, Datuk Ghauth Jasmon, had assured him that a matter involving the appointment of the university's Head of the Indian Studies Department would be resolved quickly.
In a statement Monday, the minister, who is also the Secretary-General of the Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), said he had spoken to Ghauth to request that a suitable Indian lecturer be appointed to the post.
In response to news reports that the department's former head, Dr S. Kumaran, had been replaced by a non-Indian from the same university, Dr Subramaniam said the appointment of a non-Indian to the post had created uneasiness and unhappiness among the Indian community.
The minister said Ghauth had agreed to resolve the matter as soon as possible.
Dr Subramaniam said Ghauth had told him that Dr Kumaran's replacement was an administrative issue but promised to look into the minister's request seriously.
The minister said he attributed the problem to the lack of co-operation among the teaching faculty of the department concerned.
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