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Sim: Wan Fayhsal's U-turn on vernacular schools welcomed
Published:  Nov 30, 2021 10:59 AM
Updated: 3:19 AM

DAP's Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has welcomed Deputy National Unity Minister Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal's (above) U-turn on his stance related to the abolition of vernacular schools.

This came after Wan Fayhsal, who reportedly asked in August 2020 for vernacular schools to be phased out, clarified yesterday that he merely wanted the institution to strengthen the Malay language and not abolish them.

"In Dewan Rakyat yesterday, Wan Fayhsal has backed away from his own stance on abolishing the vernacular schools which he took last year. He explained that he did not mean to shut...


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