FMT shared an edited clip that did not do justice to PM's full response. Hear the full response below - he spoke the truth. Yes, the truth sucks, but it is what it is. He treated the student as an adult, and did not insult her intelligence. He did... not shy away from the question or make false promises. 1. Meritocracy without fairness is a flawed concept. The gap between urban and rural schools means many students are at a disadvantage and cannot compete on a level playing field. 2. The best and brightest, regardless of race must be supported. All poor schools, regardless of whether they are SK, SJKT, or SJKC will be helped. This is a shift from previous policies, a first in Malaysia. 3. We cannot abolish the quota system without heavy backlash. PN will use this to stoke racial tensions, and this will ultimately bring greater detriment to the minorities themselves. I repeat, the truth sucks. But it must be spoken.show more

and the worst part is when they keep on identifying her as a “kid”. She’s no longer a kid although she looks like one. Kawan tu dah old enough to vote kot. time PRU, “mereka dah cukup dewasa untuk memilih.” tapi bab nak bantai PM, “kesian dia budak lagi.” hipokrit af.

PMX spoke the truth, and sometimes reality is tough to accept. His response to the question was acceptable, but when he spoke about the implications of PAS and Bersatu governing, it came off as somewhat menacing. I believe his communication skills could be improved.

Fully agreed. Tuth sucks but which PM before him even dare to come out and give a detailed, lengthy response like that?

Sebab tu PMX selalu pesan kpd anak muda, mesti cari maklumat. Bukan baca tajuk sahaja

She’s an adult, asking an adult question hence deserving an adult answer. I was asked about the meritocracy thing during my pre-uni itv and got grilled by the interviewer becoz they don’t like my answer 😂 That was then, now u can talk with PM about it. Things will get better🙂

Aku dulu pun memang tak support hak bumiputra. But bila kita faham keperluan hak bumiputra ni, aku mula sokong sebab memang wujud keperluan. Cuma tu la, the sad truth is hak ni dah berpuluh tahun, jurang ekonomi masih besar. Its helping but not really do much.

I have to say, PM beri jwpn yg sgt jelas & fair. Siapa yg berani sentuh psl isu ini? Atok98 hr2 dok tweet psl kaum. Midin? Sentuh psl ni, dia akn hilang votes yg byk & kalah semua kerusi majoriti melayu. Nmpk mrh, yes, sbb dia pernah jwb & ini isu sensitive.

I am coming from rural delapitated schools. Went to Matriculation College by quota, I agree with PMX..without those quota I cannot compete against those from SMSains, MRSM or any urban schools yang mostly budak2 semua orang berada and their schools are top tiers.

Dia igt semudah petik jari nk ubah. It takes time, Rome wasn't built in a day.

At least he made it clear, no one can provide a better answer than that.