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Well thought of, Zaid, and we thank you for your wisdom, reasonableness and your willingness to demonstrate your sense of equality and fairness.


We sincerely agree with you that :

1 "The Government should practise a more transparent form of democracy to accommodate the rights of all Malaysians."

2. “Affirmative action and special status became a matter of privilege by reference to race rather than of need, and questioning of this new status quo was not to be tolerated,” he said.

3. “It was, and still is, impossible to reconcile the principles of equality and civil rights of the people of this country with the primacy of one group over all others,” he said.

In fact, the "Social Contract" does not provide for the government to rule all the citizens within the country according to segments and based on the 'race' of the citizens, nor in any manner is it allowed to be racialistic in character.

If the above is allowed, then there would have to be needed many governments within a country, and with each for 'its' own race. Or, is this the intention of the UMNO party - to be doing so through its formation of the Barisan Nasional??????; but, with itself quietly being the dominant player all through the years?

It is the duty of the government of the day to be fair and just to all the citizens of the country. This is the first and foremost requirement and duty of the government - among all its duties - in order to be qualified to even govern the people of Malaysia, or of any other nation, at all.

For UMNO to make the "Social Contract" a racialistic one, it is equivalent to the creation of "Apartheid" by UMNO, in Malaysia.

"Apatheid" is the provision of racial segregation as had been introduced by the National Party Government of South Africa in 1948 and which was enforced until 1994 before it died off. Know it, UMNO leaders, that all reasonable peoples of the world are against 'apatheid'. Therefore, stop creating one in Malaysia.

However, we must not forget that in the case of that 'apartheid' creation, it was the formulation created by the minority race in their attempt to rule the majority race. Whereas, here in Malaysia, the majority race is already in full control of all politics, and they certainly need no such racial segragation policies in order to further suppress the minority races in one way or another.

What does UMNO lose even if it learns to assisimilate the minority races - and for a moment, forget about mentioning their 'race', 'race' , 'race' - which hurts the ones not "inclusive"!

Look at what happens in Singapore.

It is an offence to do so there. For the public to segragate according to 'race', that is deemed an offence by the PAP government. Therefore, it is even more so if the PAP government itself does anything along racial lines. PAP ministers therefore deserve their full pay- which comes from the people!

Rethink, UMNO, what happens if, one day, when we wake up, everyone finds our nation being invaded by the aliens?

We therefore, need to be prepared and be united - as a nation - to face all eventualities.

Invasion might be only a 'blink' away, but we must be prepared today, and be united at all times, not through force, but through loving and caring for all Malaysians - because love begets love; care begets care.

Therefore, rethink, UMNO leaders.
Be real, and have considerations for all the other rightful citizens of Malaysia; rectify the wrongs which had been executed before, and come back, and see how all races can work towards the 'advancement' of the nation - which is progress by world standaards, instead of wanting to dominate Malaysian politics perpectually -while not having any regard for all the other races of Malaysia.

We indeed appreciate your thoughtfulness, Zaid Ibrahim.

Thank you.


Tan Peek Guat

Adolf Hitler, that corporal in the German army during World War I, later wrote Mein Kamp (My Struggle). He tried to justify why the Aryans should be the master race. Deutcheland uber Alles or Germany Above All, cried this failed architect-turned-national socialist.

Hitler, whose abuse of "nationalism" led to its heady heights, was defeated in World War II and died in his bunker. Some said he committed suicide.

I would have thought that our polticians knew enough to dismiss in toto the concept of Ketuanan Melayu or Malay supremacy.

Ketuanan Raja-Raja Melayu is certainly acceptable, given our nation's historical circumstances but not Ketuanan Melayu.

I endorse Zaid Ibrahim's view that all Malaysians must enjoy parity, but must accept the special position of the Malays, given the historical circumstances that met the establishment of our young nation.

Let our nation and its agencies give help on the basis of need, not race, colour or religion. Time has vindicated this Suqui position taken many years ago.

Stephen Tan Ban Cheng