Jawi, Tamil scripts steal the limelight at KLSCAH CNY open house

In what could be taken as a truce to the recent controversy surrounding the teaching of Jawi script in national type schools, the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) New Year open house today featured a special display of several ancient calligraphies.

From one end of the stage to the other, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, alongside other Pakatan Harapan leaders, held a stretch of white paper with "Selamat Tahun Baru Cina" written in Jawi characters, khat, and Tamil script.