PAS moots Chinese, Tamil classes for all in national schools to bridge racial gap
B Nantha Kumar
Published: Sep 13, 2025 5:45 PM
Updated: 8:53 PM
PAS MUKTAMAR | PAS has, for the first time, proposed introducing Chinese and Tamil language subjects for all students in national schools as part of efforts to foster unity and eliminate racial distrust.
Deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the move would help Malaysians better understand each other’s languages and cultures, thereby strengthening inter-ethnic relations.
“We must present ourselves as a party that solves problems, not just raises them. Everyone knows the problems, but what are the solutions?
"If we can address the issues that arise and show mechanisms to resolve them… As I said earlier, on the matter of unity. Why do sensitivities arise between us? "It is because we distrust each other. Language barriers are one of the causes.
“When Malays hear Chinese people speaking their language, they don’t understand, and may feel suspicious, even if nothing negative is being said,” he said at the PAS Supporters Wing (DHPP) National Convention in Sungai Petani, Kedah, today.
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Tamil, Mandarin lessons: Gerakan Youth chuckles at PAS' idea
Published: Sep 14, 2025 1:43 PM
Updated: 3:48 PM
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man's proposal to introduce Mandarin and Tamil language subjects for all students in national schools received a positive response from Gerakan Youth, albeit with a chuckle.
In a statement today, the wing’s secretary-general Andy Tan Hum Wei (above) recalled how PAS had dismissed Gerakan president Dominic Lau when he made a suggestion last year that also aimed at fostering unity among multiracial Malaysia.
"This proposal (by PAS) surely sounded progressive and inclusive. However, we could not help but 'smile' (tersenyum) at the suggestion because not long ago, when the Gerakan president proposed that Perikatan Nasional make a simple declaration to convince the non-Malays, it was brushed off as 'unnecessary'.
"But today, all of a sudden, we are hearing a suggestion about the importance of (teaching) Chinese and Tamil languages in national schools to foster unity.
"Doesn't this indirectly indicate that the need to gain the confidence of the non-Malay community has existed from the very beginning?
"Gerakan Youth views this matter from a positive angle. Perhaps, there is a common ground where we can meet. If the declaration suggestion was seen as something unnecessary, now we can agree that inclusivity and understanding each other are the key to PN’s future," he said.
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PAS has now proposed what Gerakan proposed long ago, because PAS leaders have no idea of creating new policies, basically clueless, wakakaka.
The ulamas are now undeniably very keen on Type C votes.
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