{"id":910,"date":"2007-12-17T23:15:24","date_gmt":"2007-12-17T15:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2007\/12\/17\/sweat-and-tears-created-indian-professionals\/"},"modified":"2007-12-17T23:15:24","modified_gmt":"2007-12-17T15:15:24","slug":"sweat-and-tears-created-indian-professionals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/poobalan.com\/blog\/borninmalaysia\/2007\/12\/17\/sweat-and-tears-created-indian-professionals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweat and tears created Indian professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
'Sweat and tears' created Indian professionals
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RK Anand | Dec 17, 07 4:44pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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It is unfair for certain quarters to continue harping on the number of Indian professionals in this country, said Malaysian Indian Business Association (MIBA) president P Sivakumar today.<\/p>\n

He said certain quarters are using this to show that the Indians in Malaysia are doing well contrary to the allegation that the community has been marginalised.<\/p>\n

"It is very unfair to quote these statistics," he told Malaysiakini<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\"\" Sivakumar explained that it is the "sweat and tears" of parents, and not the government or others, which are behind the creation of these professionals.<\/p>\n

"These parents exhausted all their resources to give their children a sound education. There was very little government help in the past. It is the hard work of the parents.<\/p>\n

"If anybody is to take credit for the number of Indian professionals, it must be these parents," he added.<\/p>\n

Sivakumar, who was one of those who attended the special meeting<\/b><\/a> between Indian non-governmental organisations and Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on Friday, pointed out that the current standard of living has made education an expensive acquisition.<\/p>\n

"Without government help, it is very difficult to get a good education these days. It is a very sad situation," he added.<\/p>\n

Things are improving<\/b><\/font><\/p>\n

\"\"The MIBA president also said Indians must not forget that  once under the tenure of former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, only one Indian student was given a medical seat in a public university.<\/p>\n

"There is a down-track in every professional area as far as the Indians are concerned. This is especially so in medicine, which in the past was a traditional area for Indians," he added.<\/p>\n

However, Sivakumar noted that the situation has improved under the Abdullah administration, with more assistance forthcoming for the community in relation to education.<\/p>\n

\"\""Under Abdullah, we are confident that there will be even more education opportunities for the Indians, such as scholarships and loans," he said.<\/p>\n

In view of this, he stressed that the number of Indian professionals should not be used to argue that the community is fairing well in this country.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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