KUALA LUMPUR 24 June (MIC) — 1.2ha land near Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Effingham in Bandar Utama would be used to build a sports field and hostel for needy Indian students, MIC president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel said on Monday.
Palanivel, who is also a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, said the sports field could also be utilised by all Tamil schools in the area, besides benefiting SJKT Effingham students.
Meanwhile, the hostel could also be used by Indian students visiting the Klang Valley, he added.
Palanivel said MIC would bear the cost of constructing the hostel and the sports field, which would commence next year and once ready, would be managed by Yayasan Strategic Sosial (YSS).
Earlier, he presented a cheque for RM615,000 from the Prime Minister’s Department’s Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) to SJKT Effingham headmistress, Datin S. Jayam for the building of the school’s community hall.
In his speech at the function, Palanivel said he would request another RM350,000 from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak for the community hall, and expected the money to be released in two weeks’ time.
Palanivel also pledged another RM50,000 from the Community Builders Foundation (CBF) where he is the chairman, and another RM10,000 as his personal contribution for the school to replace broken tables, chairs and roofs.
“We assure that this Bandar Utama land next to the school will not be misused. Certain quarters have been politicising this issue. It is not right, in playing politics with our children’s education. The land will be used for charitable and community purposes,” said Palanivel.
Also present were MIC vice-presidents Datuk M. Saravanan and Datuk S.K. Devamany, secretary-general Datuk S.Murugesan and SJKT Effingham board of governors chairman Gana Pragasam.
– MIC
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