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Friday, February 24, 2017

Ramasamy: UM's panel on alleged racism an 'exercise in futility'



The five-member panel formed by Universiti Malaya (UM) to probe alleged racism against one of its lecturers might prove to be an "exercise in futility”, says Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy.
The senior DAP leader said similar reports earlier of racism against lecturers and staff of public institutions have gone unpunished.
“Given this, the people might not have the confidence on the panel in investigating and punishing the lecturer, if found to be guilty,” Ramasamy said in a statement.
He said this in reference to the latest move by Deputy Education Minister P Kamalanathan, who said he had referred the allegations to UM vice-chancellor Prof Dr Amin Jalaludin.
According to the deputy minister, Amir had promised to investigate the matter by appointing a special committee to do so.
But Ramasamy took Kamalanathan (photo) to task for his reportedly “very poor and miserable record” in taking up issues affecting Indian students.
These were particularly issues relating to racism and ethnic discrimination in schools and public universities, the Perai assemblyperson claimed.
Ramasamy said the matter would not have come to public attention if not for the viral Facebook posting titled "Voice of an Indian student" by one of the affected students.
The lecturer was alleged to have barred the writer and a friend from sitting next to each other, claiming that Indians were prone to "copy and plagiarise assignments".
She was then alleged to have ordered the two students to sit apart from each other, before vowing not to let them get into the same group, even for assignments, as she "knew how Indians are".
“As we were about to sit, she (the lecturer) abruptly said, 'India, saya tak suka India duduk bersama-sama. Jangan bawa budaya Unitar kesini. India duduk sama-sama lepas itu akan tiru assignment dan plagiarise. Saya kenal India'.
“She then continued saying to me, 'You, baju merah, duduk depan sekarang'. Subsequently said to my friend 'you duduk sana'. (The professor) further said, 'Saya akan pastikan awak dan kawan awak tak akan dapat kumpulan sama untuk buat assignment. Saya tahu India macam mana',” read the post.
The writer claimed that the lecturer then went on to insult other Indian students in the class.
Many instances of racism
“This is not the first time such an incident has taken place. There have been many instances of racism in the past. My question is, what is Kamalanathan going to do about this matter, rather than having a 'sweet' chat with the vice-chancellor?” Ramasamy asked.
He claimed that the number of cases of “belittling and denigrating” of Indians in schools and in institutions of higher learning have gone up at an alarming rate.
However, Kamalanathan, an MIC central working committee member, was acting like a civil servant, Ramasamy claimed.
“He should behave like a people’s representative and take up issues without fear and favour. If he can forgive an Umno member for slapping him, what can Indians expect from him?

“The Indian community can’t be deluded into thinking that the alleged lecturer will be punished. This will never happen.
“What the lecturer said is just a tip of a iceberg. Over the years, public universities have become hotbeds of racism and religious intolerance.
“Racism and intolerance are part of the system. If Umno can bully and belittle the MIC leaders, then I think it's possible for others to do the same,” Ramasamy added.- Mkini

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