The Malay Consultative Council (MPM), a Malay NGO umbrella body, has warned Chinese educationist group Dong Zong's campaign for more Chinese independent schools would cause chaos.
In a press release today, MPM secretary-general Hasan Mad said Dong Zong's campaign had gone against the spirit of the Razak Report in 1956 and Rahman Talib Report in 1960, which is the foundation of the country's multi-stream education system.
Hasan said the MPM considers Dong Zong's campaign as an attempt to raise an issue which have been resolved by the two documents and incorporated into law vide the Education Act 1961.
He said that if Dong Zong is allowed to dispute an issue that has been deemed "resolved", this will invite others to follow suit.
"If all ethnic groups in Malaysia are allowed to dispute issues resolved 50 years ago, imagine what will happen to the development, racial unity and public peace in this country?" he asked.
Hasan urged all quarters to not to renege on the so-called social contract and urged the federal government to ignore Dong Zong's campaign.
"If (Dong Zong) insist on their campaign, it means they are not interested in the efforts to instil unity among Malaysians.
"This will threaten the peace that we have achieved. We are worried that if this situation is allowed to continue, the country will plunge into chaos," he said.
Dong Zong has been on an aggressive campaign of late to pressure the government into allowing plans to revive a independent Chinese high school in Pahang, which currently has none.
Students who wish to enrol in a independent Chinese school have to do so in neighbouring states such as in Kelantan.
Independent Chinese school certificates are not officially recognised by the Malaysia government because its medium of teaching - Mandarin - goes against the national education policy.
However, there are signs that the federal government are slowly warming up to Dong Zong's demands.
In a press release today, MPM secretary-general Hasan Mad said Dong Zong's campaign had gone against the spirit of the Razak Report in 1956 and Rahman Talib Report in 1960, which is the foundation of the country's multi-stream education system.
Hasan said the MPM considers Dong Zong's campaign as an attempt to raise an issue which have been resolved by the two documents and incorporated into law vide the Education Act 1961.
He said that if Dong Zong is allowed to dispute an issue that has been deemed "resolved", this will invite others to follow suit.
"If all ethnic groups in Malaysia are allowed to dispute issues resolved 50 years ago, imagine what will happen to the development, racial unity and public peace in this country?" he asked.
Hasan urged all quarters to not to renege on the so-called social contract and urged the federal government to ignore Dong Zong's campaign.
"If (Dong Zong) insist on their campaign, it means they are not interested in the efforts to instil unity among Malaysians.
"This will threaten the peace that we have achieved. We are worried that if this situation is allowed to continue, the country will plunge into chaos," he said.
Dong Zong has been on an aggressive campaign of late to pressure the government into allowing plans to revive a independent Chinese high school in Pahang, which currently has none.
Students who wish to enrol in a independent Chinese school have to do so in neighbouring states such as in Kelantan.
Independent Chinese school certificates are not officially recognised by the Malaysia government because its medium of teaching - Mandarin - goes against the national education policy.
However, there are signs that the federal government are slowly warming up to Dong Zong's demands.
In September 2010, Cabinet agreed to admit those with the United Education Certificate - a British A-level equivalent - into teacher training colleges.
Yesterday, Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he would hear more proposals from MCA on independent Chinese high schools, a departure from his position of not reviewing the status quo.
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