Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged vernacular schools not to be ungrateful as their existence was due to the support given to them by the ruling parties. <br /> <br />"One decision made which reflects our excellent and liberal attitude is to allow parents to choose the school and medium for their children. <br /> <br />"It was a decision made by the founders of our nation (and effective) since the achievement of Independence. <br /> <br />"The Alliance (now BN) leaders at the time made the decision. Leaders of the other parties opposed it." <br /> <br />It was because of this decision that national-type Chinese and Tamil schools existed to this day, Najib said at a meet-the-people session at Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Keat Hwa 1 near Alor Setar which was celebrating its 100th anniversary. <br /> <br />Camera: Tan Jiun Wuu
