Dr M not in favour of allowing political parties to set up branches in universities

(The Star) – The Prime Minister has expressed reservations over allowing political parties to set up branches in universities.

The comments by Dr Mahathir, who said this when approached by the media after attending the 2018 Conferment of Fellowship of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia here on Thursday (Nov 1), appears to be at odds with the announcement made a few days earlier by Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik.

On Oct 30, Dr Maszlee was reported to have said that the proposed amendments would allow political parties to set up branches in all public universities.

He had reportedly said that the development is in line with steps to lower the voting age to 18.