PKR president Anwar Ibrahim says he strongly objects to a PAS leader's call to end the vernacular school system.
He said this view was not at all suited for Malaysia.
"We don't agree with this view that is unsuited for Malaysia. Malay is the national and official language but other languages (are upheld).
"If Malaysia wants to be developed, other than the official language which is accepted by all without compromise, then English, Chinese, and other (languages) are important and beneficial to us," Anwar told reporters in Kuala Lumpur tonight.
He was responding to PAS Muslimat vice-chief Salamiah Mohd Nor who had today called for the government to end vernacular schools.
She said she was unwilling to see Mandarin become a second language for Malaysians.
"Dewan Muslimat has one hope [...] we are unwilling for Mandarin to become a second language.
"We want the second language to be that of the Quran and Sunnah which have been neglected for generations causing some Muslims to become ignorant about the Quran," she said at the ongoing PAS muktamar (general assembly) in Kuantan.
PAS vice-president Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar later downplayed the call as a personal view.
Anwar added that those who don't see the need to be proficient in other languages were not getting on with the times. - Mkini
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