I refer to Jan's letter Housing discounts are a help to bumis .

As far as I know, there never has been an instance where non-Malays have ever been against the five percent housing discount being given to those who deserve it. If the deserving case is a bumiputera, so be it.

But to provide this incentive even to rich and undeserving bumiputeras has been what the non-bumiputeras are against.

The debate has shifted to how an elite group of bumiputeras have used the NEP to enrich themselves, not only at the expense of the non-bumis, but worse still, at the expense of deserving bumis referred to as the marginalised bumis.

Believe me Jan, if the bumis need help, and indeed we believe there are deserving cases, then providing them with this sort of affirmative action would be gladly welcomed by the non-bumis. If my understanding about you from your letter is correct, you too realise that such a deserving and underprivileged group exists among all the races.

When the government mooted the NEP, it was to eradicate poverty among all the races. Totally hijacked by the Umno-led government, most of the millions (or billions) ended up in the coffers of unworthy Umnoputras at the expense of ordinary and deserving bumiputeras like you.

If you are still oblivious to what is happening and what the real truth is, you are certainly barking up the wrong tree.

These small housing discounts are to appease the ordinary bumis whereas the big tenders are for them to keep. Please wake up and understand that we are in the same boat with you.