KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Youth wing has launched an online petition calling for a ban on Chinese educationist group Dong Zong.Dong Zong had gone too far, according to Youth exco Muzzammil Ismail.

The group, he added, had threatened social unity because they were gathering Chinese-based non-governmental organisations to say that the introduction of Jawi calligraphy was part of efforts towards Islamisation.

In a post on Bersatu Youth’s Facebook page, Muzzammil said Dong Zong was previously vocal in pressuring the government, particularly Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malek, to recognise the Unified Examination Certificate.

“Today, Dong Zong is pressing

the government through various demands, ” he added.

He said it was “evil” of them to spearhead a petition to protest Jawi calligraphy, describing it as an “organised action” against Malaysian heritage.

(There have been news reports about Dong Zong wanting to have a petition to oppose the teaching of khat in vernacular schools.)

Muzzammil said the online petition came about after Dong Zong backtracked on its view that Jawi calligraphy did not amount to Islamisation.

The Youth wing of Bersatu, he added, would hold a rally and send its online petition to the King and Prime Minister once it had collected 100, 000 signatures.

On Aug 6, a number of groups handed a memorandum to Dong Zong with regard to its opposition towards the introduction of khat in schools.