Debate on racist teacher unfair, says Perkasa Youth
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 29 – Perkasa Youth chief Arman Azha Abu Hanifa said today the opposition had acted unfairly in trying to debate in Parliament an incident recently where a teacher had allegedly uttered racist slurs.
“Have they asked the teacher what actually happened or they just relied on reports before taking action?” Arman (picture) told a press conference here.
“Sometimes reports were shaped to fit into a certain perception game. As responsible leaders, they have to listen to the arguments from both sides,” he added.
Earlier today Parliament received a motion notice on yet another racist incident, this time involving a teacher who allegedly uttered racial slurs while invigilating for the SPM examination in a school in Negri Sembilan last week.
The motion was filed by Er Teck Hwa (DAP-Bakri) with the Speaker’s office this morning.
In his notice, Er noted that the issue should be debated in the House as it was specific, urgent and of public interest.
In the incident on November 24, a school teacher, reportedly from a secondary school in Port Dickson, had allegedly uttered derogatory remarks against Chinese and Indian students when they arrived late to the examination hall for their SPM examination.
According to reports in the Chinese media, the teacher had censured the students for their tardiness by telling the Chinese students to return to China and the Indian students to India if they failed to understand her instructions in Bahasa Malaysia.
Today Perkasa Youth accused the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) of encouraging racism in states controlled by the coalition of three parties.
“If you look carefully, they are the ones who have been encouraging racism,” said Arman.
“In Penang, look at how Malay villagers are chased out and how the Indians were evicted from Kampung Buah Pala,” he added.
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