{"id":3294,"date":"2025-05-23T07:54:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T07:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.mic.org.my\/?p=3294"},"modified":"2025-05-23T08:11:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T08:11:37","slug":"slot-matrikulasi-mic-tulis-surat-ke-fadhlina-ujian-pertama-nurul-izzah-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mic.org.my\/index.php\/2025\/05\/23\/slot-matrikulasi-mic-tulis-surat-ke-fadhlina-ujian-pertama-nurul-izzah-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Slot matrikulasi: MIC tulis surat ke Fadhlina, &#8216;ujian pertama&#8217; Nurul Izzah"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.mic.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/gridlock_44-740x493_sara-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3295\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>MIC deputy president M Saravanan has penned an official letter to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek on the number of places offered to Indian students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A source says this can serve as Nurul Izzah Anwar\u2019s \u201cfirst litmus test\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MIC deputy president M Saravanan has formally written to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek seeking a detailed breakdown of the number of Indian students who applied for and were offered places in this year\u2019s matriculation programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a source, this request could serve as the first major \u201clitmus test\u201d for PKR deputy president hopeful Nurul Izzah Anwar who has publicly committed to championing the rights of the Malaysian Indian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has vowed to correct long-standing issues. The matriculation issue presents a crucial opportunity for her to back words with action,\u201d said the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saravanan\u2019s letter was in response to MIC receiving numerous complaints from Indian students about their matriculation applications being rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lack of clarity regarding matriculation programmes &#8211; specifically, how many places were offered, how many students were accepted, and how many offers were declined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis lack of transparency has led to numerous complaints from the Indian community,\u201d the source told Malaysiakini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The source said it is important to remember that many of these students come from the low income B40 environment, where education is the only way out of poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis situation highlights the community&#8217;s concerns about the relevant ministry&#8217;s lack of transparency,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The letter, sighted by Malaysiakini, was submitted to the Education Ministry in Putrajaya this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the letter, Saravanan noted that former premier Najib Abdul Razak had in 2018 announced an additional 700 matriculation slots for Indian students, bringing the total to 2,200.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany students have come to us and called us to voice their grievances that their applications have been unsuccessful,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, Malaysiakini reported that MIPP deputy president S Subramaniam questioned the logic behind Nurul\u2019s statement about PKR pushing the government to uplift the Indians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNurul\u2019s statement is most amusing. She said PKR will pressure the government. Nurul, your &#8216;daddy&#8217; is the president of PKR and the prime minister of Malaysia,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIC deputy president M Saravanan has penned an official letter to Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek on the number of places offered to Indian students. A source says this can serve as Nurul Izzah Anwar\u2019s \u201cfirst litmus test\u201d. 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