Give Indians more allocation

Wednesday June 11, 2008
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Give Indians more allocation


EIGHT per cent of places in local universities should be allocated to Indians, MIC President Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu was quoted as saying in Tamil Nesan.

He said that in 2002, only 2.3% were allocated to the Indian community and since then the number had varied with 5.2% in 2003, 5.9% in 2004, 5.6 % in 2005 and 6.1% in 2006.

He said that the number of Indian students who had obtained outstanding results in their examinations had risen over the years.

He was speaking to reporters after meeting the Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin at his office in Putrajaya yesterday.

At least 40% of jobs in the civil service should also be set aside for the Indians and Chinese over the next five years, the daily also reported.

Sungkai state assemblyman and state executive councillor for health, environmental and family development A. Sivanesan made this statement after attending the state DAP meeting, in Lumut yesterday