PUTRAJAYA, Nov 4 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin insisted today the decision to abolish PPSMI (teaching and learning of mathematics and science in English) has the full backing of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib RazakThe Education Minister, who is also Najib’s deputy, told reporters here that the prime minister was consulted on the matter before he left for Mecca.
“Yes, I have consulted him... before he left for Mecca. The government is with us.
“It is not my decision (alone), I do not have such powers. It is the decision of the Cabinet and the PM is agreeable to the decision to abolish PPSMI,” he said.
Muhyiddin however added that despite backing the abolition of PPSMI, Najib had also expressed the need to improve on students’ English language skills.
“He asked if the content of English literature could be increased,” he said.
Muhyiddin was responding to former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s remarks today that Najib (picture) could still override the decision to abolish PPSMI.
Dr Mahathir, who is still widely influential in Umno after serving as PM for 22 years, said the current prime minister should do so for the good of the country.
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