Gerakan President Lim Keng Yaik is right. It's way past time the social contract that granted citizenship to non-Malays in 1957 be done away with as it is now irrelevant and out of date in the 21st century. This is the reality.

Those born after 1957 and thereby attained citizenship by right have no idea what this contract is all about and why it continues to exist. They all see and consider themselves as Malaysians but they are always reminded that they owe the Malays a big, big, favour and are indebted for ever and ever.

How then are these 'anak-anak Malaysia' to be one united family if they are constantly reminded they are second class? Will they then all stand up for the country in times of need? Will the National Service programme be needed in perpetuity?

Our youth are our future and if they continue to be divided by this 'social contract', then we will never achieve true unity and loyalty, the citizens will forever feel divided and there will always be resentment. There will always be 'racist, racist, racist... (42 times)' being uttered and shouted in Parliament .

It is sad that certain groups and personalities in Umno and UmnoYouth in particular, continue to exert pressure in many dangerous forms through their thoughts, words and actions. The manner in which a keris is raised, the tone of their voices and the body language used by its so-called educated elite leaders, do not augur well for the future of our country.

If these are the leaders of tomorrow, then I fear for the country and all its citizens including the ordinary Malays. Peace, unity, a place for all under the Malaysian sun, will all be wishful thinking and very elusive. It will not happen.

Non-Malays and the other bumiputeras will never be able to sleep in peace. They will never get an equitable and proper share of the Malaysian economic cake. They will forever be second class. Current demographic trends will ensure that, possibly in only one generation.

Come 2020, most of the current crop of leaders including the very few capable, responsible and daring moderates, will most likely have moved on. The country will probably be ruled by uncompromising and 'less moderate' politicians from Umno.

The other BN component parties will probably be headed by toothless, docile and spineless figureheads cowering under the keris and the social contract. The opposition will probably be insignificant or even non-existent due to infighting and lack of rejuvenation.

It is therefore timely for non-Malay Barisan Nasional leaders to speak up and get the right things done now .

We need more Lim Keng Yaiks to stand up and be counted though we won't likely be hearing much from Ong Ka Ting, S Samy Vellu or the others as they all fear being sent to the cold room like MIC's S Sothinathan .

And the opposition leaders, who are also citizens of the country, won't say too much too, not that they can achieve anything.

What then Malaysia? Where are you headed?