Using ‘social contract’ to justify varsity quotas discriminatory, says scholar

FMT (extracts):

Using ‘social contract’ to justify varsity quotas discriminatory, says scholar


Royal Education Award winner Nahvin Muthusamy says there is a greater need for meritocracy in education.

M Nahvin said the quota system must be gradually reduced to make way for merit-based admission.


GEORGE TOWN: An award-winning scholar has spoken against the use of the “social contract” to justify university entry quotas, saying this was not justice but discrimination.

M Nahvin, 23, a recent recipient of the Royal Education Award, said he could not accept arguments that university quotas should be retained because of the “social contract”, the so-called trade-off between the majority and minority ethnic populations of the country.

The term was popularised in the 1980s by then Kok Lanas MP Abdullah Ahmad, but no such document evidencing the so-called social contract exists.

“I was one of the biggest supporters of Pakatan Harapan because I believed that it wanted to bring justice for all, regardless of race or religion,” Nahvin told FMT in an interview.

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kt comments:

Sorry lah, PMX just said "No" - for more, read my post
Anwar truth bombed meritocracy, claims merit won’t eradicate inequality.

Alas, Anwar shows he's no different from Mahathir who had over his years said the following:

"If it [meritocracy] is implemented, many (Bumiputeras) will lose their jobs, their children will not be able to go to universities and will not be able to become professors and lecturers. If it is abolished, I am sure that the Malays and the Bumiputeras will become manual workers and will not be able to hold (high) positions they are holding today." - 1999


“Many are of the view that if we implement meritocracy, we would be able to reap the best returns. But based in my experience, it is not as such."

“When I was accepted to University, I was among the least qualified for that year, which was 1947. I only received Three A’s in the Cambridge Examination, when others scored 6A’s or 7A’s."

“But I was still given an opportunity and I strived harder than my other friends. In the end, others who had better results failed and I succeeded."

“As such it is not true that the person who is the most qualified is the best. Those who come in Second, Third or Fourth (place) also have the potential, If they are given the opportunity." - 2018