NSTnation: “I urge all quarters including Dong Zong to return to dialogue sessions,” said Anwar.
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said controversy involving the issue would only lead to political and religious sentiments spiking in the country’s multiracial society.
Chinese education group Dong Jiao Zong, representing the United Chinese Schools Teachers’ Association and the United Chinese School Committees’ Association , have in recent days called on Chinese groups to register their interest in attending a rally against the introduction of Jawi in vernacular schools.“I urge all quarters including Dong Zong to return to dialogue sessions,” said Anwar.“It should be remembered that the Jawi writing is part of the nation’s cultural treasures.
“The Malay language, which is now the national language, is written in the Arabic script which has been changed to the Jawi script,” said the Port Dickson member of parliament.“We should be proud of that and respect our differences,” he added. In July, the government had announced plans to introduce three pages of Jawi lessons in the Bahasa Malaysia syllabus for Year 4 students, including those in vernacular schools.
On Saturday, commenting on the plans of Dong Jiao Zong to hold the anti-Jawi rally, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said every race in the country should be considerate of the feelings of other races.“That will only result in Malays having their congress and talking about closing down Chinese schools and all that.“It is important for us to be considerate about other people’s feelings,” he said.
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