SRK(T) Ladang Bukit Jalil has existed at the present site for over the last 80 years which was initially owned by Bukit Jalil Estate Agencies. In 1980, Bukit Jalil estate had been acquired by the Federal government for development.
One of the PIBG committee members, V.Shanthi, said that the committee were kept is dark by the Education Ministry, DBKL and the Wilayah Minister on the supposed extension building to be build at present school site.
At the proposed new site:-
1) With One acre only it is insufficient for future expansion.
2) The classrooms are much smaller then the standard size.
3) There is no space for school field.
4) There is a future plan to build a LRT station nearby. This will cause a massive traffic jam and it is unsafe for the children.
5) There is no proper planning by DBKL because it involves a Tamil School. But when come to Malay and Chinese schools they will take into consideration the future expansion. These are the injustices that we are against.
Meanwhile at the present site, there is around 26 acres of reserved land and it is in a safe place for children away from main roads. Why can’t the UMNO government give 6 acres out of the 26 acres land to this Bukit Jalil Tamil School? They will have enough places to build a school field, an assembly hall for children and for future expansion.
When the Deputy Prime Minister Muyhiddin Yasin came and visited this school after being appointed as Education Minister he had pledged RM2 million for this Tamil school as reported in ( 24/4/09 The Star, Tamil Nesan, Makkal Osai and Nanban). What happened to his promises? As usual this UMNO Minister is playing mere “paper politics” and cheating the Indians.
Going back to history, when Bukit Jalil was slated to build a mega Sports Complex there RM Billions was for Commonwealth Games in 1998. During that time the UMNO government spent Billions building the Stadium, sports complexes, apartments, schools and etc but when it comes to this 80 year old Tamil school UMNO did not bother to upgrade as they had done for the Malay schools. This is because the Indians have no political clout and we have to build this political clout for our future generations as per Malaysian Indian Political Empowerment Strategy – The Way Forward by P.Uthayakumar.
HRP Information Chief