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University Malaya (UM) has formed a five-member panel to investigate allegations of racism against one of its lecturers, announced Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan.
"I immediately contacted the honourable vice-chancellor Prof Dr Amin Jalaludin to seek clarification on the allegation.
"He was aware (of the allegation) and assured me that the university will not condone such behaviour from any staff," he posted on his official Facebook page.
Kamalanathan said the five-member panel would meet all the parties involved, including witnesses, before coming to a conclusion.
Following the probe, he added the university would issue a statement on its decision.
Kamalanathan was responding to a viral Facebook posting three days ago titled "Voice of an Indian student".
The lecturer is alleged to have barred the writer and a friend from sitting next to each other, claiming that Indians were prone to "copy and plagiarise assignments."
She is then alleged to have ordered the two students to sit apart from each other before vowing to not let them get into the same group even for assignments as she "knew how Indians are."
“As we were about to sit, she (the lecturer) abruptly said, 'India, saya tak suka India duduk bersama-sama. Jangan bawa budaya Unitar kesini. India duduk sama-sama lepas itu akan tiru assignment dan plagiarise. Saya kenal India.'
“She then continued saying to me, 'You, baju merah, duduk depan sekarang.' Subsequently said to my friend 'you duduk sana'. (the professor) further said, 'Saya akan pastikan awak dan kawan awak tak akan dapat kumpulan sama untuk buat assignment. Saya tahu India macam mana,” read the post.
The writer claimed the lecturer then went on to insult other Indian students in the class.
According to the post, this was not the first time the said lecturer had insulted the writer and others.
She had also allegedly said they cannot complete their Master's degrees, armed with only two years of experience.
"I have never been more insulted in my life. Never have I come across someone with a PhD who could act despicably rude," read the post.
At the time this article was written, the post had gone viral with over 12,000 likes and close to 9,000 shares.- Mkini
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