Vernacular schools challenge: MCA, MIC, Gerakan, Dong Zong and 10 others allowed to join lawsuit
Wednesday, 12 Feb 2020 11:18 AM MYTMohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz is pictured at the Kuala Lumpur High Court February 12, 2020. ― Pictures by Firdaus Latif
The 14 organisations that were allowed today to become defendants of the case include Mohd Khairul Azam's own party, Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia ; Gerakan as represented by its president Datuk Dominic Lau Hoe Chai; Persatuan Tamilar Thirunal Perak as represented by Babu Raj Raja Gopal; and Persatuan Gabungan Kebajikan Guru-guru Bersara Sekolah Tamil Malaysia as the third to sixth defendants.
The representatives and lawyers of the organisations that were allowed to intervene in Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz's court challenge against vernacular schools at the Kuala Lumpur High Court February 12, 2020. The judge also instructed the parties involved to file their written submissions by April 28, and fixed May 5 for the hearing of the constitutional challenge. was filed by Putra vice-president Mohd Khairul Azam on December 17, 2019 in his second attempt to have vernacular schools declared unconstitutional, after his first attempt failed in November 2019.
Also, under Section 17, educational institutions that do not use the national language as the main medium of instruction have to teach it as a compulsory subject.
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