MIC THE CAUSE OF THE SORRY STATE OF TAMIL SCHOOLS ~ Malaysiakini

Malaysia, the only country besides india, where tamil schools still survive. One of the strongest advocates of tamil education is not the MIC but the opposition and the NGO's. Pointing to the continued existence of the tamil school system as its achievement. If not for the Opposition especially DAP and the NGO's , there will not be any tamil schools.

MIC has done nothing for Tamil schools. Thye talk big about the Tamil language and culture is all mere lip service. Furthermore, the MIC role has resulted in Tamil school education lagging behind other primary schools. Tamil schools are a political tol for the MIC leadership and not seen as a national heritage and being a distinctive component of the Malaysian education system.

Lately, the government pressured by a LOUD call from malaysian indians (especially Hindraf and Pakatan Rakyat) that tamil schools in malaysia need to be brought on par with other schools in the country in terms of funding and facilities.As the struggle for tamil school's survival continues ( increased intensity), we saw muted response from the ruling government regime. Thhis was the eyewash 'Economic package' Yesterday, I came across a blogpost linking tamil schools and increase of crime rate among malaysian indians. ( ref: Close Down All Tamil Schools) This is view is all the fault of the MIC.

Balan, u've highlighted some UGLY but TRUE facts about our situation.YES, i agree we do have BIG problems with Tamil schools because of MIC!!!