KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) -- MIC president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu has asked all parties disputing the Education Ministry's latest Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) ruling to give time to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to resolve it.
"Let us be rational and leave the matter in the hands of the Prime Minister as he has been fair to us (the Indian community) all this while," the former Works Minister told reporters here on Sunday.
He was commenting on the front page reports in all local Tamil dailies today on Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's announcement that despite the government's decision to allow SPM students to take 12 instead of 10 subjects, only the results of the 10 core subjects would be considered for government scholarships and others.
On Friday, Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, in announcing the Cabinet's decision, said that while the 10 core subjects would remain, flexibility would be given to SPM students to opt for Mandarin or Tamil and Chinese Literature or Tamil Literature papers.
Muhyiddin also said the students could sit for additional subjects other than the 10 core subjects but the results would not be taken into account in the award of scholarships and other matters.
This caused several Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to question the rationale behind the move with some NGOs describing it as "rubbish".
Samy Vellu said while he too did not agree with the move, the Indian community should allow Najib to resolve it.
"Let us deal with issues one at a time. We have already passed the first hurdle that is to allow students to sit for 12 subjects instead of 10, and we are very grateful to the government.
"Now, the issue is that the two additional subjects (Tamil Language and Tamil Literature) will not be taken into consideration for government scholarships and others. Let us (the MIC) negotiate with the government just as we did on the 12 subject issue," he said.
Samy Vellu said the Indians had to be fair to the prime minister and allow him to discuss the matter with MIC's sole representative in the Cabinet, Datuk Dr. S.Subramaniam, who is also the Human Resources Minister.
"I have already instructed him (Dr. Subramanim) to work on it. The MIC believes in negotiations and not street demonstrations," he said.
-- BERNAMA
MIC's 5R To Create People-Centric Leaders
The party would kick off the second phase of its rejuvenation process with a "Re-invent and Re-connect" workshop on Dec 27 aimed at changing party leaders' mindset in carrying out their responsibilities more effectively and in facing a challenging situation, Samy Vellu said.
He said the workshop was crucial as the MIC, being a people-centric party, must allay fears among the Indian community that the party was losing its influence and remain relevant.
"The workshop will teach the grassroot leaders to master the 5R (Read, Report, Revive, Reflect and Recharge) to become people-friendly leaders," he told reporters after opening the Malaysian Indian Youth Council's (MIYC) 16th general meeting here on Sunday.
He said the first phase involved the re-branding workshop involving the party's 150 divisional leaders and 3,600 branch chairmen.
Samy Vellu said there was a new feeling and thinking among the Indian community about the MIC, triggered by a series of community problem-solving methods adopted in the past 18 months.
He said the MIC's healing and reconciliation process, adopted soon after its disastrous performance in the last general election, had generated renewed interest in the party among the Indian community, especially the younger and more educated groups.
While almost 800 new branches were awaiting approval from the Registrar of Societies, more than 300,000 people had visited the MIC portal since its launch in May.
Party observers said the largest Indian-based political party's image was further boosted when it delivered 70 per cent of the Indian votes for the Barisan Nasional in the recent Bagan Pinang by-election.
They felt that with almost every other small Indian-based political parties in the country facing power struggle or internal problems, the latest being the newly-formed Makkal Sakti Party, a splinter group of the banned Hindraf movement, the MIC had been attracting new members.
Samy Vellu said he and the other party leaders had been engaging with all the Indian non-governmental organisations and meeting the Indian community for the past 18 months to stress to them the importance of staying united.
Party insiders believed that the MIC supremo was serious in "walking the talk". They said that initially, many believed that Samy Vellu would rid the party of his political nemeses, including former MIC deputy president Datuk S.Subramaniam, after the party elections last September, but "it never came".
A party source said plans were also underway to invite small-based Indian political parties to join the MIC under Samy Vellu's greater unity plan.
"Let us be rational and leave the matter in the hands of the Prime Minister as he has been fair to us (the Indian community) all this while," the former Works Minister told reporters here on Sunday.
He was commenting on the front page reports in all local Tamil dailies today on Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's announcement that despite the government's decision to allow SPM students to take 12 instead of 10 subjects, only the results of the 10 core subjects would be considered for government scholarships and others.
On Friday, Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, in announcing the Cabinet's decision, said that while the 10 core subjects would remain, flexibility would be given to SPM students to opt for Mandarin or Tamil and Chinese Literature or Tamil Literature papers.
Muhyiddin also said the students could sit for additional subjects other than the 10 core subjects but the results would not be taken into account in the award of scholarships and other matters.
This caused several Indian non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to question the rationale behind the move with some NGOs describing it as "rubbish".
Samy Vellu said while he too did not agree with the move, the Indian community should allow Najib to resolve it.
"Let us deal with issues one at a time. We have already passed the first hurdle that is to allow students to sit for 12 subjects instead of 10, and we are very grateful to the government.
"Now, the issue is that the two additional subjects (Tamil Language and Tamil Literature) will not be taken into consideration for government scholarships and others. Let us (the MIC) negotiate with the government just as we did on the 12 subject issue," he said.
Samy Vellu said the Indians had to be fair to the prime minister and allow him to discuss the matter with MIC's sole representative in the Cabinet, Datuk Dr. S.Subramaniam, who is also the Human Resources Minister.
"I have already instructed him (Dr. Subramanim) to work on it. The MIC believes in negotiations and not street demonstrations," he said.
-- BERNAMA
MIC's 5R To Create People-Centric Leaders
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 (Bernama) - After having restored stability and the next line of leadership, MIC president Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu is gearing the party to "re-connect" with the grassroots, a crucial move that will make or break the MIC.
The party would kick off the second phase of its rejuvenation process with a "Re-invent and Re-connect" workshop on Dec 27 aimed at changing party leaders' mindset in carrying out their responsibilities more effectively and in facing a challenging situation, Samy Vellu said.
He said the workshop was crucial as the MIC, being a people-centric party, must allay fears among the Indian community that the party was losing its influence and remain relevant.
"The workshop will teach the grassroot leaders to master the 5R (Read, Report, Revive, Reflect and Recharge) to become people-friendly leaders," he told reporters after opening the Malaysian Indian Youth Council's (MIYC) 16th general meeting here on Sunday.
He said the first phase involved the re-branding workshop involving the party's 150 divisional leaders and 3,600 branch chairmen.
Samy Vellu said there was a new feeling and thinking among the Indian community about the MIC, triggered by a series of community problem-solving methods adopted in the past 18 months.
He said the MIC's healing and reconciliation process, adopted soon after its disastrous performance in the last general election, had generated renewed interest in the party among the Indian community, especially the younger and more educated groups.
While almost 800 new branches were awaiting approval from the Registrar of Societies, more than 300,000 people had visited the MIC portal since its launch in May.
Party observers said the largest Indian-based political party's image was further boosted when it delivered 70 per cent of the Indian votes for the Barisan Nasional in the recent Bagan Pinang by-election.
They felt that with almost every other small Indian-based political parties in the country facing power struggle or internal problems, the latest being the newly-formed Makkal Sakti Party, a splinter group of the banned Hindraf movement, the MIC had been attracting new members.
Samy Vellu said he and the other party leaders had been engaging with all the Indian non-governmental organisations and meeting the Indian community for the past 18 months to stress to them the importance of staying united.
Party insiders believed that the MIC supremo was serious in "walking the talk". They said that initially, many believed that Samy Vellu would rid the party of his political nemeses, including former MIC deputy president Datuk S.Subramaniam, after the party elections last September, but "it never came".
A party source said plans were also underway to invite small-based Indian political parties to join the MIC under Samy Vellu's greater unity plan.
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