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http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/4/8/nation/20070408150605&sec=nation
BY A. LETCHUMANAN
SEREMBAN: Indian youth should strive to enrich themselves with education as it is the gateway for the betterment of the community, MIC Youth chief S.A. Vigneswaran said here.
He said education is important to upgrade the socio-economic and living standards of the community.
Speaking at the 14th state MIC Youth convention here late Saturday, he said it is also the agenda of MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to champion the Tamil schools as well as to reduce the number of dropouts from these schools.
“It is the MIC’s wish to ensure that the Tamil school students, mainly from the low-income group, were given an opportunity to compete on a level playing field with the national schools,” he said.
Vigneswaran, who is the parliamentary secretary of the Youth and Sports Ministry, said poverty, lack of infrastructure facilities and lack of teachers should not be a barrier for students to succeed in education.
He said that more Indian youth have been allowed to participate in vocational courses in government skills training institutes in the country.
He also urged the youth to provide proper guidance to the younger generation to ensure that they were in the right path.
“Today’s youth should have awareness, education, vision, spirited, creative, leadership qualities and good character,” he said.
Vigneswaran said the youth should be committed in taking the opportunities available for youth in the country.
“They should not be sloppy, lazy or have a tidak apa attitude. Many still hope for the opportunities to come to them,” he said.
State MIC chairman Datuk T. Rajagopalu, who was the guest of honour, said the youth wing had played a crucial role in attending to the problems of the needy.
He said that Teluk Kemang youth division had organized more activities last year and announced a RM2,000 incentive for them.
“I hope this would encourage the other seven divisions to have more activities and try to win the special incentive next year,” he said
Its sad that Indian youth are rude and vulgar What is the use of putting in hard work and slogging like a dog if todays Indian youth do not have any manners at all. Take one look at “Youtube” and you know what I am talking about!! I have gone through several comments made by people from other nations and I find Indian people(many of them young) using extremely vulgar language on the comments section…
First learn to be a good person… Work is secondary…