Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he has heard the feedback from the Indian community and will add specific details on their needs in the Pakatan Rakyat manifesto.
“I have been in many discussions with leaders of the Indian community since last week to consider their point of view,” said Anwar in a statement today, detailing a number of issues affecting the community.
“All these (concerns) are already in Manifesto Rakyat, which is built on all the policies and announcements made by Pakatan Rakyat previously.
“Still, to strengthen our commitment to explicitly state our commitment, these matters will be detailed further in the Manifesto Rakyat for distribution, as urged by groups who have expressed their position to us,” he said.
Specifically, he elaborated on points directly relating to the Indian issues:
1. Resolving the “longstanding issue of stateless people” in Malaysia, without excluding Indians, in the first 100 days of Pakatan’s administration.
2. Technical training and job opportunities for school leavers, stressing the major beneficiaries to be the Indian community.
3. Ensuring all Tamil schools will be fully funded and infrastructure comparable to the national education standards.
4. A government National Housing Board to build affordable homes that includes focus on helping build freehold homes for ex-estate workers around the country.
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