World Hindu Council Malaysia president V.K. Regu called for formal Hindu religious education to replace the moral class in all Tamil-type national schools.

The other bodies are the Malaysia Hindu Sangam, Malaysia Hindu Sevai Sangam and Malaysian Hindu Youth Council.

“We see this as an effective method to address the issue of violence and social problems among Indian youths,” Regu told Bernama after attending a talk on the Malaysian Hindu agenda last night.

He also urged the government to look into establishing vocational education-based Tamil secondary schools to address the issue of dropouts among Indian students from the secondary schools.

“As for the third demand, we want the employment rate of 7% involving Indians at every level of staffing in all government and government-linked companies.

“The Hindu community commits itself to supporting and voting for the political party that includes these three demands in their election manifesto for GE14,” he said.