source<\/a><\/p>\nBANTING: The Indian community has been advised by Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo to be self-reliant in order to improve their lot. He said they should find ways to lift their economic status through hard work instead of expecting handouts. “The only way you can change your lives is by your own efforts and not through others,” said Dr Khir in his address at a special programme organised by the Selangor Vanniar Welfare Association’s youth wing.<\/p>\n
The programme, entitled The Future of Vanniar Youths under the Barisan Nasional Government, at the Kuala Langat Industrial Training Institute near here, was organised to reaffirm the organisation’s loyalty to the ruling coalition. Dr Khir also congratulated the association’s youth for being level headed and not allowing their emotions to dictate their judgments and actions.<\/p>\n
He also narrated to the youths how he had to go from mosque to mosque for donations to pay his SPM fees during his younger days. Dr Khir added that this, coupled with the fact that he came from a poor family which did not even “have enough to eat”, had almost made him shun mainstream society.<\/p>\n
Dr Khir urged Indian youths to prevent themselves from being cut off from mainstream society when faced with trials and tribulations. He urged them to instead find ways and solutions to overcome their problems.<\/p>\n
“The Selangor Government has done its part to help by allocating seats for Indian youths who had not done well in school to undergo industrial training,” he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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