Lawyer files suit against use of Mandarin, Tamil as medium of instruction in schools

Hidir Reduan Abdul RashidPublished: Dec 17, 2019 6:47 AM | Updated: Dec 17, 2019 7:57 AM

A lawyer has gone to court to challenge the use of Mandarin and Tamil as a medium of instruction at vernacular schools.

Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz, through his counsel Shaharudin Ali, filed the originating summons at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Registry this morning.

Khairul Azam, who is also Putra vice-president, had on Oct 23, filed a motion at the Federal Court to challenge the legal validity of...

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