DAP vice chairman M Kulasegaran ticks off deputy education minister for refusing to respond to allegations that Malay and non-Malay students were segregated for an exam.
PETALING JAYA: Deputy Education Minister Mary Yap was lambasted for refusing to answer to allegations that Malay and non-Malay students were segregated during a matriculation exam conducted on Wednesday.
“The issue is not about politics but the courage to speak out and answer questions in regards to matters of public interest. And it is obvious that Yap does not have the courage to answer,” said DAP vice chairman M Kulasegaran.
On Monday, a Tamil daily reported that a matriculation college in Gopeng, Perak had conducted a separate matriculation exam for Malay and non-Malay students.
Following the allegation, Perak DAP vice chairman A Sivanesan alleged that he had received complaints that it has happened in several other matriculation colleges nationwide.
Queried on the matter, Yap had refused to comment and deflected it by saying, “I place education above politics.”
Pouring scorn on the deputy minister, Kulasegaran said that, “the least Yap can do is to say that she will investigate the matter.”
On the segregation of students, Kulasegaran said it was a shocking practice and dubbed it as an ‘exam apartheid’.
“What are the grounds for that shocking practice? If the objective is to somehow let the examiners know the racial identity of the students, parents will be worried.
“I certainly hope that this is not the case but I do not see any reason which can justify such a shocking and even dangerous practice,” said the Ipoh Barat MP.
Kulasegaran said that Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Education Minister, should come clean on the matter soon.
“Muhyiddin chose to remain silent on the SK Seri Pristana issue and the recent ritual of slaughtering cows in school compounds.
“Exam apartheid is a serious issue and we deserve answers. Muhyiddin cannot choose to remain silent this time around and must come clean on the matter,” he said. fmt
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