'I hope Mariam Mokhtar succeeds in galvanising her 'silent majority'. I admire her courage and her sincerity and her efforts to expose the present political leadership in trying to divide the nation.'

BTN: Divisive, racist, politically-motivated

Mead: I take my hat off to Mariam Mokhtar. It is a breath of fresh air she has brought to 'polluted' Malaysia. I hope she succeeds in galvanising her 'silent majority'. I admire her courage and her sincerity and her efforts to expose the insidious manner of the present political leadership in trying to divide the nation for their own corrupt and narrow-minded interests.

Rolando: Mariam Mokhtar has certainly brought what little we can recall of Malaysians being cosmopolitan and friendly, especially those who were around pre- and shortly after post-Merdeka period.

Although its difficult to establish when or how the Malaysian comradeship began fade, we cannot live in denial that it is happening. As she has quite rightly stated, the "silent majority" can make a difference for a start. However, the culture of being less arrogant, selfish and insecure must begin at home and continue to be taught through various disciplines in schools.

Habib RAK: Mariam, your writing is so inspiring. You are what I call a true Muslim. A person who can see what right is all about. You are no traitor to the Muslims and Malays. You are in fact a saviour. Keep it up girl. You rock!

Robert L: These are true words of wisdom, coming from Mariam; I applaud her words, and hope that there are many other Malays like her in Malaysia. She is a real Muslim, with a capital M, who can see and will speak for justice and fairness for all.

Gk: Honestly, I don't see Mariam Mokhtar as a (true or not true) Malay or Muslim. I regard her as a fellow Malaysian, a true Malaysian that all of us must be, so that unscrupulous politicians could not use race and religion as tools to "rule and divide". Let's start to have this mindset as Mariam. It is better late than never.

Yong Lee Yuen: Mariam Mokhtar, thank you for daring to speak honestly and openly. People like you, with an honest and just mind should help to lead the country, instead of the present leaders, who speak rubbish most of the time.

I am really ashamed of our leaders for what they have done and said. Thank God, He also knows how crooked and evil they are. They seemed to have forgotten that there is a just God above them, who can read their mind and heart. They have disgraced their race, religion, country and God by what they have done. They should step down and let the right person lead the country.

Lee Heng Soon: I hope my Malay classmates from the 60s have not turned into racists after attending this BTN course. Even though their study results were not as good, they were chosen to further their studies. There is nothing wrong to help them progress so long as they do not become racist that will eventually destroy Malaysia.

Maggie Lim: As a sensible Malaysian, I feel very sad that we are so divided. In fact, like never before. I never experienced this when I was in an English school those days. We, children of different races, played together like a family.

I appeal to all races to do something nice for someone not of your race for a start. Maybe a kind gesture like this might bring forth better feelings for each other. I myself have started doing this. A little effort from everyone can go a long way.

Ahmad Iqhbal: Syabas, Mariam Mohktar, kamu ini betul-betul ‘Anak Malaysia'. Wasalaam.

Dood: Truly, it is these racist, bigoted so-called ‘Malays' who are traitors to my race. Our race. The HUMAN race.

RR: There are many level-headed Malays even amongst the those who attended the BTN courses like Mariam Mokhtar, but they dare not speak up for fear of losing their job. It is time the government really takes cognisance of the damage done and take corrective measures henceforth.

Ben: Congratulation, Mariam, for having written such a good and meaningful article. Malaysia needs Malay leaders like you; who have the right mindset and who can see beyond the narrowness of Melayu-ism.

Philip Thomas: Mariam, I was compelled to write this after reading what you have written. I truly believe that they are many more like you but they need courage to stand up. We need to think of ourselves as one nation. We need to shift our focus to the things that unite us rather than those that make us different.

There is a need for politics, but when politics is used to divide and conquer, then there is something seriously wrong. What you have said is so obvious. When you need to instruct, and remind people to be united - 1Malaysia, etc - then something is wrong.

Unfortunately these things are not so obvious with our leaders. Instead of gathering more information about BTN from those who have attended, the mode of action is always to deny that anything is wrong. Good leaders will listen to both sides and then comment after getting the real picture.

JusticeNow: Mariam, bravo, excellent piece. You can count me in as ‘1' more for the cause to save our beloved country from going into oblivion and destruction. Of late, the rakyat has begun to put together the pieces that begin to explain why we have come to the state that we are in.

It is so unfortunate and completely disgusting that we have such evil and wicked leaders. We are already one of the most unattractive country for foreign investment, if we do not change, we will become an international beggars - where then is the greatness that some of these jokers were imagining.