Universiti Malaya (UM) must immediately terminate the lecturer accused of making racist remarks against ethnic Indian students, NGO Malaysian Indian Progressives (Mipas) said today.

Mipas said it would be insufficient to suspend or transfer her to another university or agency,for this would not send a message that such behaviour was unacceptable.

"There has been no solution to these sorts of complaints which keep recurring in schools and institutions of higher learning because no stern action has been taken," Mipas secretary-general S Barathidasan said.