Pua went ‘too far’ in attack on Chinese school’s board, says Kit Siang
Lim Kit Siang said the school’s board should not be blamed if Najib Razak wanted to visit the school as he had approved the establishment of the campuses in Seri Alam and Kulai. (Najib Razak Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA: DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang has conceded that Tony Pua went too far in slamming the board of governors of a top Chinese school for inviting former prime minister Najib Razak to speak at its Seri Alam branch in Johor.
Lim said that Pua had gone overboard in attacking the Foon Yew High School board members, but agreed with the DAP MP’s criticism of Najib in using the school to “exculpate his kleptocracy.”
“The school’s board of governors should not be blamed if Najib wanted to visit the school as he was the one who had approved the school’s Johor campuses in Seri Alam and Kulai.
“However, he should not have abused his visit to whitewash his criminal conviction in the courts and to appeal to the Chinese community to support Barisan Nasional in the Johor elections,” he said in a statement.
Lim said that schools should not be diverted from its primary task to make future generations able to differentiate between right and wrong and never to lose the moral compass in life.
On Monday, Pua, who is Damansara MP, criticised the school’s board of governors for allowing Najib to speak at its Seri Alam branch in Johor.
He said the institution, a top Chinese independent school, had invited a “world-renowned kleptocrat”.
He demanded that the school governors be sacked for “a complete lack of integrity” in failing to set a good example to students.
In response, Najib accused Pua of practising “intimidation politics,” saying his criticism of the school’s board was “absolutely unbecoming” and reflected a malicious need to lambast a prestigious school.
PETALING JAYA: DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang has conceded that Tony Pua went too far in slamming the board of governors of a top Chinese school for inviting former prime minister Najib Razak to speak at its Seri Alam branch in Johor.
Lim said that Pua had gone overboard in attacking the Foon Yew High School board members, but agreed with the DAP MP’s criticism of Najib in using the school to “exculpate his kleptocracy.”
“The school’s board of governors should not be blamed if Najib wanted to visit the school as he was the one who had approved the school’s Johor campuses in Seri Alam and Kulai.
“However, he should not have abused his visit to whitewash his criminal conviction in the courts and to appeal to the Chinese community to support Barisan Nasional in the Johor elections,” he said in a statement.
Lim said that schools should not be diverted from its primary task to make future generations able to differentiate between right and wrong and never to lose the moral compass in life.
On Monday, Pua, who is Damansara MP, criticised the school’s board of governors for allowing Najib to speak at its Seri Alam branch in Johor.
He said the institution, a top Chinese independent school, had invited a “world-renowned kleptocrat”.
He demanded that the school governors be sacked for “a complete lack of integrity” in failing to set a good example to students.
In response, Najib accused Pua of practising “intimidation politics,” saying his criticism of the school’s board was “absolutely unbecoming” and reflected a malicious need to lambast a prestigious school.
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kt comments:
TP has been notorious for his arrogant pompous ranting at especially Chinese entities and issues.
In this latest issue, about Najib's visit to Foon Yew, Lim KHAT has grudgingly admitted that the school's governors were correct in welcoming Najib to visit the school as he (Najib) was the one who had approved the school’s Johor campuses in Seri Alam (when as PM) and Kulai (when as Edu Min).
KHAT realised that Chinese (especially adults/voters) have been fuming at Pua's very un-Chinese biadap-ish 'boe ka si' (moe tai moe sai - no respect for elders lah!)
No matter how we may dislike Najib, he has been right in querying what gave Pua the biadap-ish right to judge the integrity of the board, which had turned the high school into Malaysia’s largest Chinese independent education institution with a 71-year history.
Najib guessed likely correct that Pua’s attack on the school smacked of DAP’s long-held frustrations at being unable to have its own people appointed to the board of one of Malaysia’s most revered institutions. Jealous lah!
Najib guessed likely correct that Pua’s attack on the school smacked of DAP’s long-held frustrations at being unable to have its own people appointed to the board of one of Malaysia’s most revered institutions. Jealous lah!
This is a repeat of the bungle by LGE/DAP regarding the witholding of funds for TARC.
ReplyDeleteReally stupid to again upset the Chinese community.
DAP deserves a hard kick and Johor may see the result of these stupid moves by DAP stalwarts.