Study the racial relationships among students of various races from national schools since 1970.

DAP National Deputy Chairman and MP for Kepong Dr Tan Seng Giaw calls on the Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to study the degree of integration among stduents of all races from national schools, say, since 1970. For the past 38 years, what is the racial relationship among the products of national schools.

National unity is multifactorial. As there are over 70,000 non-Chinese pupils in Chinese schools, are pupils of various races from these schools racially united?

Dr Tan comments on Hisham's view that Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir's utterance is not seditious. Mukhriz said in the House on 1 December, 2008 that schools of all streams should be placed under a single education system.

Mukhriz is contesting the Umno Youth Chief post in March, 2009; it is a three-cornered fight. His remark causes reactions.

Hisham insists that allegations that Mukhriz's statement was racially-charged are totally baseless. "Ideally, the government would like to see a single education system but numerous factors have to be considered before that can become a reality," he added.

The Education Minister says that there are 5,831 national schools and 1,827 government-aided schools, comprising 889 Chinese schools, 374 Tamil schools,410 mission schools and 154 government-aided religious schools.

Let him conduct a detailed study of the racial relationship among Malaysians from national schools and and those from Chinese schools. As long as factors such as unfair policies are not resolved, it is difficult to see further unity and integration.

Dr Tan Seng Giaw