I refer to the Malaysiakini report Dr M sees nothing wrong with BTN courses .

Dr Mahathir Mohamad is racist to the core. In his early book, ‘The Malay Dilemma' he had placed the blame on Malay backwardness on the enterprising Chinese race.

In the 22 years of his tenure as prime minister, he saw it fit to set up exclusive, race-based institutions that catered only for the Malays. Mara colleges , tertiary institutions like UiTM and propaganda institutions like BTN all catered exclusively for one community.

Despite many participants claiming that the courses conducted by BTN are 'divisive, racist and politically-motivated', Mahathir came to the defence of the BTN modules by saying that 'there is no need to revamp National Civics Bureau (BTN) training modules as in the current form, they were fine for instilling the patriotic spirit among Malaysians'.

How could the modules instill the patriotic spirit among Malaysians when the courses emphasise on the ‘Ketuanan Melayu ‘ concept while condemning the Chinese and Indians as ‘pendatang’ whose sole aim is to take over the whole of the Malay archipelago?

Only a racist like Mahathir can’t see the inherent racist propaganda that is the cornerstone of BTN's modules.

Credit should be given to many Malay participants who testified as to what the BTN's modules were which incited racial hatred to the other races.

And quite rightly, the Pakatan Rakyat-controlled states have taken steps to disallow their civil servants and staff from the state educational institutions and other state-owned corporations from attending BTN courses.