In a statement today, the party said DAP should stop making such “groundless” allegations against the government and MCA.
“Education should never be politicised,” said the statement, noting that Teo was a former student of the MCA-owned institution.
“It is now incumbent on Teo to apologise for his fallacious accusation that the college did not get ‘even a single sen’.”
It said as one of “numerous” elected representatives in DAP to have benefited from MCA’s education projects, Teo should acknowledge MCA’s contributions in enabling Malaysians of all races to pursue quality higher education, rather than baselessly berating the party.
On Nov 29, Teo had told a press conference that it was shocking that no money had been allocated to TAR UC under the 2018 Budget.
He said this was despite the institution having been provided RM60 million by Putrajaya in 2015, RM51 million in 2016 and RM30 million in 2017.
“It is sad that no MCA leader has publicly spoken out about this.
“What is the use of the party having three ministers and three deputy ministers if they fail to ensure the college they founded receives funding from the federal government?”
The higher education ministry said in a statement yesterday that a RM30 million grant had been prepared and would be channelled to TAR UC to cover the cost of its management operations for next year.
It said it was giving the clarification in response to queries raised by Teo and Tanjung Piai MCA MP Wee Jeck Seng during the debate on the Supplies Bill 2018 in the Dewan Rakyat.
Both MPs had asked Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh why the financial allocation was not provided for TAR UC next year.