Former Perak Bar Council chief M Mathialagan said: “Previously, there were only four columns to indicate the race of a university applicant – Malay, Chinese, Indian or other races.
“But now these four columns have been further sub-divided to include hundreds of sub-races that is mind-boggling and makes a mockery of the 1Malaysia concept,” said the outspoken lawyer.
He said the Malays have been subdivided into six categories: Bugis, Boyan, Banjar, Jawa, Jawi Pekan and Minangkabau.
The Indians are sub-divided into eight categories: Malayali, Punjabi, Sikh, Tamil, Telegu, Malabari, Indian Muslim and Orissa.
The Chinese race is sub-divided into 12 categories: Cantonese, Foochow, Hainansee, Henghua, Hokchia, Hokchiu, Hokkien, Khek (Hakka), Kwongsai, Teochew, Kongfoo and Hylam.
The Orang Asli (Peninsula) are sub-divided into eight categories: Jakun, Negrito, Sakai, Semai, Semalai, Temiar, Senoi and Penan.
The Sarawak population has the largest number of sub-divided races (57) while Sabah’s population is sub-divided into 36 categories...."
Source: FreeMalaysiaToday: ‘New varsity forms a mockery of 1M’sia’
Humayun Kabir | April 15, 2011
Someone commented:
Hey!! The form has forgotten to mention the Mamaks as a sub-group that want to be included as Malays even though they are of Indian origin; just so they can get all the perks and goodies from the Gomen.
Then what about the Eurasian (Brits), Eurasian (Portuguese), Eurasian (Spanyol), Eurasian (Dutch), etc. Where do they stand?
Hey, but the good side of this is, first the Malays have finally admitted through the University forms that they are not originally from Malaysia, they are also "Pendatang" because its Indonesia where all the Bugis, Boyan, Banjar, Jawa, Jawi Pekan and Minangkabau come
from.
2nd the Mamaks who have been trying to be so Malay then the Pandatang Malays themselves have now been relegated to where they actually belong, under the "Indian: category.
Our history could have been drastically different: Dr. Mahathir could have been President of MIC and Samy Vellu, his Deputy.
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