Iv4n: MIC deputy president M Saravanan, a “strong objection” should come with a strong understanding of the proposal.

Suggesting that the character-building module can simply be squeezed into moral education does not explain how teachers would deliver both properly.

The two overlap, but knowing the right answer in a lesson and practising it under pressure are different things.

A child may know that bullying is wrong but still need the courage to defend a classmate.