Following the viral speech given by top student Nahvin Muthusamy, at which he raised the issue of meritocracy during an award ceremony, several professors are calling for further engagement on the issue.

“It is good of him to speak up. But we must engage to make sure there is proper change, not just something that is forgotten by next week," said Prof Shamsul Amri Baharuddin, chairperson of the National Council of Professors.

Shamsul said the issues in question have developed gradually and generally since the NEP was introduced...