Umno Youth exco member Shahril Hamdan’s critical views regarding vernacular education has courted criticism from MCA Youth.

Dismissing the assertion that vernacular schools divide Malaysians, MCA Youth education bureau chairperson Lim Ching Hao described such arguments as misguided.

According to Lim, racial divisions are caused, among others, by the mis-implementation of government policies, which appear to favour one community over others, thereby causing grievances of quota-based award and not meritocracy.

He also pointed to government officials or Umno leaders such as red-shirts leader Jamal Md Yunos insulting other races.