Umno Youth chief Dr Muhamad Akmal Salleh has questioned the logic behind espousing a "Bangsa Malaysia" while insisting on vernacular schools.
In a rebuttal against former Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy, Akmal said such arguments are why racial unity can't be fostered.
"You say your party is multiracial and wants to form a Bangsa Malaysia, but on education you want there to be separation?
"Politicians such as yourself are why unity between the races can't be fostered all this while.
"Kamu mabuk ke apa? (Are you drunk or what?)," he posted on Facebook last night.
“Mabuk ke apa” is a common Malay colloquialism to say that someone is either confused or not making sense.
However, implying drunkenness is also a common racist stereotype against Indians.
Bangsa Malaysia commonly refers to a vision in which people view themselves as Malaysians first, instead of by race.
Ramasamy's new party Urimai is open to all races, but is "Indian-focused".
Vernacular schools row
On Wednesday (March 6), Akmal suggested for Putrajaya to refine the schooling system, saying that perhaps the time has come for a single-stream education system to be implemented.
He later called on the government to conduct a detailed evaluation of the vernacular education system, by inculcating nationalistic aspects while strengthening its students’ command of the Malay language.
Ramasamy responded, saying that Akmal was wrong to blame vernacular schools for racial divisions and blamed politics instead.
Last month, the Federal Court rejected an appeal by two NGOs seeking to declare vernacular schools unconstitutional, thereby protecting their constitutionality. - Mkini
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