P. Uthayakumar
‘Rabully’ – a new term coined by P.
Uthayakumar, the de facto leader of Hindraf simply means ‘Racist Bully’.
Uthayakumar used this term in a letter dated 25 May 2012, which he sent
to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Higher Education.
He was alluding to a report in Berita
Harian dated 22 May 2012, with the heading “UITM tawar 10,000 tempat
pelajar gagal ke IPT”, in which the government announced that some
10,000 below average Malay Muslim students will be offered places in
UiTM.
Berita Hairan, 22 May 2012, page 2
If the government advocates 1Malaysia – why not offer 10,000 places to below average, poor Indian students too, he asked.
“Affirmative action, in any part of the
world, should be catered to on a need basis and never on the majority or
a ‘rabully’ basis.” He said, “Please don’t be a Rabully because ethnic
Indians are only 8% and they are the most vulnerable community in the
country.”
Uthayakumar also referred to Utusan
Malaysia’s news report dated 22 May, titled ‘10,000 pelajar miskin
(Melayu Islam) ditawar masuk UITM – bagi mengikuti Program Pra Diploma
menerusi program Mengubah Destinasi Anak Bangsa (MDAB)’.
Utusan Malaysia, 25 May 2012, page 26
Picking on the term ‘Anak Bangsa’, he
felt that this means all ‘bangsa’ included, no segregation of races.
Thus, he said, it is pertinent that, under the Prime Minister’s much
touted 1Malaysia, out of the 200,000 places in UiTM, the government
should also include at least 10,000 poor Indian students.
“Article 12 of the Federal Constitution
specifically states that there shall be no discrimination in the intake
of Institutions that is funded by the government.” He said, “We regret
to point out that even 10% foreign Muslims are taken into UITM but never
the fifth and sixth generation Malaysian born poor Indian.”
Most Malaysian Chinese, he said, can
afford to send their children to private universities or colleges. This
leaves the poor Indian segregated from the national mainstream higher
education system.
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