UMNO ‘kills’ 2,237 top Indian students up to 13 straight As’in SPM & tokoh pelajar every year the last 53 years.
This is the reality facing us today.There are 2,237 Secondary schools in Malaysia. Assuming even one Malaysian Indian student scores 9As’ and above per school we estimate 2,237 top students nationwide. (Note: in Malaysiakini video clip on 4th June, 2010 – 3 students had said that there were 20, 13, and 10 such top students in their respective schools).
The meeting this morning started at 11.25 am with HRP Information Chief S Jayathas welcoming all those present.HRP and Hindraf National Coordinator W Sambulingam asked the parents and students to introduce themselves;
Top student 1
Malaysian Indian student, Deborah Anne a/p John Philip of SMK Bukit Nanas, KL scored 13As (7a+, 4As and 2A-) in science stream and her ambition is to be a medical doctor but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
She was told to appeal but we question why about the top most student in Malaysia had been rejected in the first place.
The irony here is Malaysia is short of doctors by 100 percent ! The ideal ratio doctor to patient should be 1:600 but in Malaysia it is 1:1200 (NST, 28.05.08)
Top student 2
Mr Mathavan (not his real name), a lecturer teaching 99 percent Malay/Muslim students said he treated his students like his own children. But now for his very own son who had 9As in the science stream (5A+ and 4As). His sons ambition was to become an aeronautical engineer. He had been rejected for the government JPA scholarship and Tenaga and Petronas scholarships. His son was merely offered to do a diploma in mechanical engineering. He was rejected for the aeronautical course supposedly because of his lack participation in co-curriculum activities. The fact being that he was a school head prefect. He spends RM200.00 every month on tuition fee alone. To drive the point of the importance of studies as the only way to excel in life, this father caned his son and uttered “brutal” words. Today this father feels guilty because he could not deliver what he had promised.
Top student 3P6060050
Devan has scored 8As and 2Bs. He was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation and university place.
Top student 4
Saswin Singh of SMK Taman SEA had scored 7A+, 2As and 2A- in science stream. He had applied to do medicine and did an attachment at Serdang Hospital. Saswin and all 8 Indian students on attachment with him were denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
Top student 5
Sharmala Subramniam of SMK Senawang had scored 11As in science stream and whose ambition is to be a Pharmacist, but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
Her elder sister who had scored 10As is today forced to do the very much more difficult STPM instead of the matriculation courses made available to most of the Malay/Muslim students.
Top student 6
Komala Ganeshwaran of SMK Taman Tengku Jaafar had scored 11As (7A+, 2As, and 2A-) in science stream but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place. Her father is a rubber taper at Labu estate. She was president of the school Tamil society and vice president of the girl guides society and a hockey player for the school at state level.
Top student 7
IMG_0805 Mageswari had scored 5As and 5Bs in science stream. Her ambition is to become a medical doctor. She is now forced to do a science foundation course in Indonesia which would cost RM16,000.00 and intends to do medicine in Moscow. Her parents had borrowed money (used up their EPF and other life savings etc) to raise RM200,000.00 to do medicine in Moscow.
Top student 8
Dinishwari Nathan of SMK Subang Jaya had scored 7As and 3B+ in science stream but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place. Even her appeal was rejected. She was a prefect for five years, Red Cresent district leader, and had just completed and came home from the National Service training centre. According to her many of her Malay friends who had scored a mere 2As or no As at all had secured places in matriculation colleges and local public universities. Her father has a house he could sell for her studies but there are 3 other of her siblings in waiting. She says the 1Malaysia policy is a mockery and was cynical about the 1,001 times she had to carry her hands and shout Satu Malaysia (1Malaysia).
Top student 9
Perumal of Rawang. His daughter Kalaimalar of SMK Sri Garing who scored 7As in science stream and her ambition was to be a doctor but was denied JPA government, SHELL scholarship, matriculation course and university place. Perumal had met his ketua kampong who was of no help. He asked why only Indians have this type of problems when going to university. He ended by saying Satu Malaysia tipu!
Top student 10
Yogeswari of the SMK Convent Jalan Peel had scored 9As and 2B+ in science stream and her ambition was to be a doctor but was denied JPA government scholarship, P6060059 matriculation course and university place. She was not even called in for the JPA interview. She was head librarian, head prefect, president of the Badminton Club, reprensented KL state for badminton and got 3rd place. She was also captain of Green House, Kelab Pencegahan Jenayah, Kelab Anti dadah. She is from a lower income family, lives in a low cost flat house where rain water flushes into her study corner. She stays back at school to study and also studies in the bus and LRT. She leaves for school at 6am and comes home at 6pm. She says that even her Malay and Chinese teachers had cried for her.
Top student 11
Nageswari of SMK Damasara Damai 1 had scored 9As and 1B+ in science stream and her ambition is to be a gynecologist but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
She was president of Math’s society and was from a Tamil school. Her father is a lorry driver and still then sent her for tuition. Almost all of her Malay friends even with 2As, 3As and 6As made it to matriculation colleges and the local public universities.
If she decides to do A levels (18 months), her lorry driver father has to cough up RM25,000 which he does not have. (Note: Her other option is STPM which would take 2 years whereas matriculation is only a mere 10 months couse).
Top student 12
Mr Arumugam of Batu 8, Puchong Jaya said his daughter Sudarsini had scored 7As in the science stream SPM 2008 but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course or university place. Mr Arumugam had the means to send her to study medicine in Indonesia. On Sudarsini’s second year, even her PTPTN government study loan was rejected despite this family personally meeting and pleading with the Deputy Education Minister. They have up to date spent RM170,000.00 on this their daughter. They have sold their last remaining house and are renting the very same house. For his previous 3 children he had similarly sold 3 houses. All his and his wife’s life saving has been wiped out and today he lives on his wife meager pension. Today he attended this meeting in the hope of getting at least the government PTPTN study loan.
W. Sambulingam stated that 12 thousand scholarship were offered by JPA (1,500 overseas and 10,500 local – Utusan, 6th April, 2010) When the Education Ministry had acknowledge 7,600 high achievers for the year 2009 then at least all of the above 12 students should be in our office in the first place.
P6060045 Sambulingam called upon all students to attend the peaceful assembly outside Parliament on 15th June, 2010, at 11 am when the full list of deserving Indian students and our memorandum would be presented to 1Malay-sia Prime Minister Najib Razak.
P. Uthayakumar expressed regret that while there is a special motion by UMNO, PKR, DAP and PAS in Parliament tomorrow (7.6.10) on Gaza, there is no emergency or other motions on this blatant racism against top and high achieving Malaysian Indian students for the only reason that they are of ethnic Indian origin. And these acrocities have been happening with impunity over the 53 dark years and has to be put to a stop.
In the circumstances we would again be forced to work on invoking people power as in 25th November, 2007 for this is the only weapon that the UMNO controlled Malaysian government would pay some heed to.
Kindly sign our petition in support at www.humanrightspartymalaysia,com.
Thank you.
Your faithfully,
S. Jayathas
Information Chief
Hindraf / HRP
This is the reality facing us today.There are 2,237 Secondary schools in Malaysia. Assuming even one Malaysian Indian student scores 9As’ and above per school we estimate 2,237 top students nationwide. (Note: in Malaysiakini video clip on 4th June, 2010 – 3 students had said that there were 20, 13, and 10 such top students in their respective schools).
The meeting this morning started at 11.25 am with HRP Information Chief S Jayathas welcoming all those present.HRP and Hindraf National Coordinator W Sambulingam asked the parents and students to introduce themselves;
Top student 1
Malaysian Indian student, Deborah Anne a/p John Philip of SMK Bukit Nanas, KL scored 13As (7a+, 4As and 2A-) in science stream and her ambition is to be a medical doctor but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
She was told to appeal but we question why about the top most student in Malaysia had been rejected in the first place.
The irony here is Malaysia is short of doctors by 100 percent ! The ideal ratio doctor to patient should be 1:600 but in Malaysia it is 1:1200 (NST, 28.05.08)
Top student 2
Mr Mathavan (not his real name), a lecturer teaching 99 percent Malay/Muslim students said he treated his students like his own children. But now for his very own son who had 9As in the science stream (5A+ and 4As). His sons ambition was to become an aeronautical engineer. He had been rejected for the government JPA scholarship and Tenaga and Petronas scholarships. His son was merely offered to do a diploma in mechanical engineering. He was rejected for the aeronautical course supposedly because of his lack participation in co-curriculum activities. The fact being that he was a school head prefect. He spends RM200.00 every month on tuition fee alone. To drive the point of the importance of studies as the only way to excel in life, this father caned his son and uttered “brutal” words. Today this father feels guilty because he could not deliver what he had promised.
Top student 3P6060050
Devan has scored 8As and 2Bs. He was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation and university place.
Top student 4
Saswin Singh of SMK Taman SEA had scored 7A+, 2As and 2A- in science stream. He had applied to do medicine and did an attachment at Serdang Hospital. Saswin and all 8 Indian students on attachment with him were denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
Top student 5
Sharmala Subramniam of SMK Senawang had scored 11As in science stream and whose ambition is to be a Pharmacist, but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
Her elder sister who had scored 10As is today forced to do the very much more difficult STPM instead of the matriculation courses made available to most of the Malay/Muslim students.
Top student 6
Komala Ganeshwaran of SMK Taman Tengku Jaafar had scored 11As (7A+, 2As, and 2A-) in science stream but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place. Her father is a rubber taper at Labu estate. She was president of the school Tamil society and vice president of the girl guides society and a hockey player for the school at state level.
Top student 7
IMG_0805 Mageswari had scored 5As and 5Bs in science stream. Her ambition is to become a medical doctor. She is now forced to do a science foundation course in Indonesia which would cost RM16,000.00 and intends to do medicine in Moscow. Her parents had borrowed money (used up their EPF and other life savings etc) to raise RM200,000.00 to do medicine in Moscow.
Top student 8
Dinishwari Nathan of SMK Subang Jaya had scored 7As and 3B+ in science stream but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place. Even her appeal was rejected. She was a prefect for five years, Red Cresent district leader, and had just completed and came home from the National Service training centre. According to her many of her Malay friends who had scored a mere 2As or no As at all had secured places in matriculation colleges and local public universities. Her father has a house he could sell for her studies but there are 3 other of her siblings in waiting. She says the 1Malaysia policy is a mockery and was cynical about the 1,001 times she had to carry her hands and shout Satu Malaysia (1Malaysia).
Top student 9
Perumal of Rawang. His daughter Kalaimalar of SMK Sri Garing who scored 7As in science stream and her ambition was to be a doctor but was denied JPA government, SHELL scholarship, matriculation course and university place. Perumal had met his ketua kampong who was of no help. He asked why only Indians have this type of problems when going to university. He ended by saying Satu Malaysia tipu!
Top student 10
Yogeswari of the SMK Convent Jalan Peel had scored 9As and 2B+ in science stream and her ambition was to be a doctor but was denied JPA government scholarship, P6060059 matriculation course and university place. She was not even called in for the JPA interview. She was head librarian, head prefect, president of the Badminton Club, reprensented KL state for badminton and got 3rd place. She was also captain of Green House, Kelab Pencegahan Jenayah, Kelab Anti dadah. She is from a lower income family, lives in a low cost flat house where rain water flushes into her study corner. She stays back at school to study and also studies in the bus and LRT. She leaves for school at 6am and comes home at 6pm. She says that even her Malay and Chinese teachers had cried for her.
Top student 11
Nageswari of SMK Damasara Damai 1 had scored 9As and 1B+ in science stream and her ambition is to be a gynecologist but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course and university place.
She was president of Math’s society and was from a Tamil school. Her father is a lorry driver and still then sent her for tuition. Almost all of her Malay friends even with 2As, 3As and 6As made it to matriculation colleges and the local public universities.
If she decides to do A levels (18 months), her lorry driver father has to cough up RM25,000 which he does not have. (Note: Her other option is STPM which would take 2 years whereas matriculation is only a mere 10 months couse).
Top student 12
Mr Arumugam of Batu 8, Puchong Jaya said his daughter Sudarsini had scored 7As in the science stream SPM 2008 but was denied JPA government scholarship, matriculation course or university place. Mr Arumugam had the means to send her to study medicine in Indonesia. On Sudarsini’s second year, even her PTPTN government study loan was rejected despite this family personally meeting and pleading with the Deputy Education Minister. They have up to date spent RM170,000.00 on this their daughter. They have sold their last remaining house and are renting the very same house. For his previous 3 children he had similarly sold 3 houses. All his and his wife’s life saving has been wiped out and today he lives on his wife meager pension. Today he attended this meeting in the hope of getting at least the government PTPTN study loan.
W. Sambulingam stated that 12 thousand scholarship were offered by JPA (1,500 overseas and 10,500 local – Utusan, 6th April, 2010) When the Education Ministry had acknowledge 7,600 high achievers for the year 2009 then at least all of the above 12 students should be in our office in the first place.
P6060045 Sambulingam called upon all students to attend the peaceful assembly outside Parliament on 15th June, 2010, at 11 am when the full list of deserving Indian students and our memorandum would be presented to 1Malay-sia Prime Minister Najib Razak.
P. Uthayakumar expressed regret that while there is a special motion by UMNO, PKR, DAP and PAS in Parliament tomorrow (7.6.10) on Gaza, there is no emergency or other motions on this blatant racism against top and high achieving Malaysian Indian students for the only reason that they are of ethnic Indian origin. And these acrocities have been happening with impunity over the 53 dark years and has to be put to a stop.
In the circumstances we would again be forced to work on invoking people power as in 25th November, 2007 for this is the only weapon that the UMNO controlled Malaysian government would pay some heed to.
Kindly sign our petition in support at www.humanrightspartymalaysia,com.
Thank you.
Your faithfully,
S. Jayathas
Information Chief
Hindraf / HRP
2 comments:
My daughter scored 12 A's (10 A1 + 2 A2) in 2008 SPM. She applied JPA's overseas scholarship for Computer Science but was rejected. Her schoolmate with 7A or 8A got the offer for the overseas scholarship to USA. This is happening to the Chinese & Indians only. We are treated as 2nd class/3rd class citizens! I have no choice but to send her to TAR College for 'A' Level. Even if I were to sell my house, I still don't have enough to bear the cost. I'm a HM & my wife is a secondary teacher. After spending 28 years teaching other children and this is the treatment we got!!! 1Malaysia my foot !!! Kelvin Ng
i dont think so..everyone is same nowaday in malaysia even for malay student..they treated us as same as u..and now the rise percentage for non-malay scholarship right?and just give a malay ahalf only...even more malay community is bigger than u all..and we must compete each other to be the best among the best..many of malay parent now send they child to oversea by their own saved-life money..and before u write an article like this..please check details,k..because im also like u..go aboard study in oversea by my parent saved-life money..it not a reason to achieve my ambition to blame peoples around us just because we cant get the scholarship to achieve ur ambition.ok..!!
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