KUALA LUMPUR: A six-year battle by medical graduates of unrecognised universities to win a second chance to become doctors "ended" in 40 minutes yesterday.
He become agitated on being repeatedly asked whether the group would definitely pass a three-year study programme designed to help them become housemen.
Samy Vellu said he could not provide an assurance but said it had been done by others in similar circumstances.
"What are you trying to explain to me? Are you saying I am stupid? I am trying to help you and you are trying to argue with me.
"Now I feel that whatever I tried to do is no good. I have been dwelling on your problems for the last five to six years. Stupid, isn't it? Stupid. Very, very stupid."
Samy Vellu then told the group that he was ending the dialogue and would not help them any more.
"I am going to put a stop to this. This is my last attempt to see something done," he said at the dialogue organised by the Maju Institute of Educational Development.
The dialogue was about a special programme recently offered by the Health Ministry to those who had failed the three given attempts at the examination.
It comprises a year of pre-clinical studies followed by two years of clinical studies.
The programme will enable graduates to transfer credit hours to a local public or private university to complete their course.
On passing, they can do their housemanship at public universities.
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