MUAR: The Barisan Nasional Government will provide an annual allocation to Chinese and Tamil schools if it wins in GE13.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had repeatedly given the assurance that national-type schools would continue to be developed and receive assistance.
Speaking in Kampung Temiang here, he said Barisan would never close down vernacular schools even if the number of pupils were low.
“Not a single Chinese or Tamil school has been closed since Independence. However, some Opposition leaders told the Chinese community that Barisan will close such schools if we win,” he said at the opening of SJKC Aik Ming's new building yesterday.
Muhyiddin said that last year, the Government allocated RM100mil to Chinese and Tamil schools and another RM100mil this year, adding that it planned to provide a special allocation every year if given a new mandate.
He also stressed that national schools or sekolah kebangsaan were not Malay but Malaysian schools and were open to everyone.
He also said Pakatan Rakyat leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was not likely to be the prime minister even if the alliance won the 13th general election.
He said this was because PAS leaders and supporters wanted partypresident Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang to be the prime minister, adding that parties within Pakatan had been disputing seat allocations.
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