Law student becomes overnight sensation (VIDEO INSIDE)
There was an overwhelming support for student KS Bawani who spoke in favour of free education at a forum at Universiti Utara Malaysia.
K Pragalath, FMT
A second year law student became an overnight sensation when she stumped a NGO leader with her questions on free education.
KS Bawani took on Suara Wanita 1Malaysia (SW1M) president, Sharifah Zohra Jabeen at a forum entitled ‘Are University Students in Line with Politics’ last month in UUM.
The video of the forum was uploaded on Facebook and microblogging site, Twitter and it went viral.
“I am happy with the support that I am receiving from the public. Overnight I received 2,000 friend requests on Facebook.
“I also saw people supporting me by creating six to seven Facebook pages. This is aside from 600 to 700 Facebook tags. I have also received numerous calls,” she said after the video showcasing Sharifah’s rebuttal to her arguments made it rounds.
In the video entitled ‘Forum Suara Mahasiswa Part 4′, Sharifah was unable to counter Bawani’s argument in favour of free education and went ballistic against Bawani.
Sharifah insisted that Bawani listen to her explanation. She said ‘listen’ and ‘let me speak’ seven times.
Bawani however noted that she had not faced any restriction from the university administration since the forum last month.
She also credited Parti Sosialis Malaysia for raising her awareness on the issue of free education.
Bawani is a PSM Youth activist and is also active with an NGO called Community Development Centre (CDC).
