PAS demands Malay-Muslim as Maszlee replacement

Updated 6 years ago · Published on 3 Jan 2020 11:05AM · 7 Comments

Dr Maszlee Malik announcing his resignation as education minister yesterday. The Johor politician cites negative press coverage and politicking as reasons for resigning. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Kamal Ariffin, January 3, 2020.

THE next education minister must be a Malay-Muslim who can drive the national education agenda based on Malaysia’s stand as a sovereign Islamic nation, said a PAS lawmaker today.

Kuala Terengganu MP Ahmad Amzad Hashim said it’s also possible that Maszlee Malik was a victim of an agenda to weaken efforts to base national education on the federal constitution.

“His replacement as education minister must be a Malay-Muslim with better qualities and possessing the drive to bolster education based on Malaysia’s mould as a sovereign Islamic nation,” he said in a statement today.

Maszlee resigned yesterday as the education minister, citing unfavourable press coverage and politicking as reasons.

He said controversies always overshadowed his achievements while delivering his exit speech.

The controversies included the plan to teach Jawi in vernacular schools, provision of free breakfasts in schools nationwide and the cancellation of a contract to provide online connectivity to pupils and teachers. – January 3, 2020.  

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  • Racist

    Posted 6 years ago by Adrian Tan · Reply

  • After Tg Piai election, all the Chinese support for them is now forgotten. Back to ketuanan melayu again. Business as usual for them

    Posted 6 years ago by Elyse Gim · Reply

  • Always have racist thinking!

    Posted 6 years ago by Jordan Lee · Reply

  • As long as there is racial & religious agenda, public schools, govt colleges & Uni go nowhere. PAS is a lizard hanging in roof top and a frog in an unwanted pond. Ignore them. If there is too much emphasis in the education system on racial & religious matters, the most impacted race will be the bumis...

    Posted 6 years ago by Maniraju Maruthai · Reply

  • This country is going to the bottom of the pit...with such racist clowns.

    Posted 6 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

  • We need a new PM who has the will to stamp 2Rs out of politics!. ....sigh...Who can that be?

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Since when the Constitution states Malaysia is a "sovereign Islamic nation"? Do not pluck your fantasy from the air! Be truthful, you are a Muslim!

    Posted 6 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply