Makkal Sakti seeks approval to build first Tamil secondary school


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 07 Oct 2014

KUALA LUMPUR: Makkal Sakti Party has applied for a permit to build a secondary Tamil school, the first of its kind in the country, to provide higher education in Tamil language.

Makkal Sakti president Datuk R S Thanenthiran said a 10-acre land was received from the National Land Finance Co Operative Society Ltd to build the school.

"If the noble effort becomes a reality, it will become a hub for the development of Tamil in the country, especially for Indian students who wants to continue their studies at a higher level.

"The school which will have hostel facilities will be build in Sungai Siput, Perak at a cost of RM20mil," he told Bernama.

"The people need not worry that building a Tamil school (secondary) will affect their proficiency in Bahasa Melayu. They should instead be glad that they can master another language."

Thanenthiran said Makkal Sakti had also contributed RM140,000 which is half of the RM280,000 total cost, to build a multi-purpose hall in SMK Dato' Bijaya Setia, Sungai Petani.

The hall was named 'Dewan Sakti' and opened on Sept 27.

Thanenthiran said although Makkal Sakti was an Indian-based party, it was always concerned with the development of education in the country because education transcends race and religion. - Bernama


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