‘Build a Tamil secondary school’

THE Penang Hindu Association wants the Government to build a Tamil secondary school in the state, Malaysia Nanban reported. The association has sent a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to pursue the matter.

PHA deputy president P. Murugiah said those studying Tamil stopped at the primary level and continued their secondary studies at national schools. He called on MPs representing Indian rights to be united on this matter and form a non-partisan parliamentary caucus to lobby for the Tamil secondary school.

Murugiah said Penang currently houses over 50 Chinese secondary schools aside from several international schools and even one Japanese school.

“Many Indian parents are reluctant to enrol their children in Tamil primary schools as they could not further their studies in Tamil secondary schools.”

> A 41-year-old man from Aurangabad in Maharashtra, northern India, who was clinically dead for 90 minutes after suffering a heart attack, was revived with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation that was repeatedly given to him about 100 times, Tamil Nesan reported.

It was reported that Sardar Sanjeet Singh, an X-ray technician at the Mahatma Gandhi Mission Charitable Hospital, had earlier complained of chest pain, giddiness and sweating while on duty on Feb 15, the paper said.

A while later, his heart beat stopped.

Subsequently, a coronary angioplasty with one stent was performed. He regained full consciousness after four days and has shown remarkable recovery without any neurological damage.

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