Maszlee Malik's departure as education minister has seen some within the ministry coming out to claim that he had appointed people aligned to a certain Muslim organisation during his tenure and that they should be reviewed.

However, some academics Malaysiakini spoke to are putting forth an opposite argument - that some within the ministry see Maszlee's (above) departure as an opportunity to stall his reform efforts and revert to the status quo.

"They want the status quo reinstated... So, they want all of Maszlee's attempts at reforms thwarted, hence are painting the reforms simply as Ikram (an Islamic NGO) infiltration...