Umno steers clear of vernacular school issue, say Nazri’s views ‘personal’
Mohamad said Nazri's remarks on vernacular schools are personal and do not represent the views and stand of Umno. — Picture by Hari Anggara
The acting Umno president was responding to the public backlash over Umno leader and Barisan Nasional Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz’s recent remarks on vernacular schools, where he was accused of calling for them to be abolished.“Umno, as a party respects and understands the need of vernacular schools. Umno feels that these schools are needed in this country,” Mohamad said in a statement this evening.
The former Negri Sembilan mentri besar also said that Umno and BN had always been consistent in pushing for the development of vernacular schools in the form of infrastructure, development and funding back when they were in power. Nazri has said he was merely pushing for rights of all communities in Malaysia to be protected, when he told non-Malays to not question Malay privileges as the former group also enjoys special privileges such as vernacular schools.