I refer to The Star report entitled Vijay applied for Malaysian PR status 20 years ago which said: "Malaysia could have gained international recognition if the world number one golfer Vijay Singh's application for permanent resident status 20 years ago had been granted. It was unfortunate that his application for PR was rejected. Otherwise a Malaysian could have been the world number one today."

On the contrary, I think the situation is rather fortunate and a blessing in disguise for Vijay as far as he is concerned. If he had gotten his Malaysian PR, he may have ended up contented with a residence pro-golf teaching job at a local club and earning just enough to make ends meet to support his Malaysian wife and family.

He has, in fact, the Malaysian government to thank for rejecting his PR application now that he is the world's best golfer and a multimillionaire.

My question is simple: If Vijay was an Indonesian Muslim instead of a Fijian Hindu, would his PR application have had a different result?

I dare to guess so since ten of thousands of Indonesian and their families have became Malaysian permanent residents without much of a problem.