The prime minister’s wife, Rosmah Mansor, today admitted that the path of her brainchild, the Permata programme, has not been without resistance.

In her keynote address at the second regional early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy forum in Putrajaya, Rosmah advised the audience not to be daunted by adversity.

“Some people did not understand while some are sceptical and even politicise the issue.