Polemics of Ketuanan Melayu

Mukhriz Mahathir, an UMNO Youth head aspirant has called for the closure of vernacular schools in response to Dr Chua Soi Lek's definition of ketuanan Melayu In addition he defined ketuanan Melayu as the following:

"The term Ketuanan Melayu simply refers to the sovereignty of our Malay rulers. When we address them, we call them Tuanku (your highness) and all the races do acknowledge this and they practice it.

"The concept does not indicate that we Malays are the masters and other races are slaves. The Malays, especially in economy, do not feel like they are the masters."

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The call for the closure is foolish. Many English and Malay educated non Malays began to send their children to vernacular schools due to growing Islamization in national schools. The non - Malays have been sidelined in national schools. It is so bad to the extend the teachers are racially insensitive.

Ketuanan Melayu as a political tool only began in 1988, no thanks to the then Kok Lanas MP, Abdullah Ahmad who spoke about it in Singapore.

I hope leaders would actually get their facts right before making a statement. Plus it has to be seen within the context.