Hindu leaders want three important demands fulfilled after GE14

KLANG: Leaders of several Hindu associations in the country have made three demands for implementation within 30 days by the government to be formed after the 14th General Election on Wednesday.
World Hindu Council Malaysia president V. K. Regu, speaking on behalf of the associations, said they wanted formal Hindu religious education to replace the moral class in all Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil. The other bodies are the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Malaysia Hindu Sevai Sangam and Malaysian Hindu Youth Council.
"We see this as an effective method to address the issue of violence and social problems among Indian youths," Regu told Bernama after attending a talk on the Malaysian Hindu agenda here last night.
Regu said the second demand was that the government should look into establishing vocational education-based Tamil secondary schools to address the issue of dropouts among Indian students at the secondary level in national schools.
"As for the third demand, we want the employment rate of seven per cent involving Indians at every level of staffing in all government and government-linked companies.
"The Hindu community commits itself to supporting and voting for the political party that includes these three demands in their election manifesto for GE14," he said, adding that these were the pressing issues affecting the Indians in the country that need to be addressed. — Bernama