Ramu Rathkum

Dr Syed Alwi Ahmad's arrogant reply to Manjit Bhatia's rebuttal must not be allowed to pass, lest it be thought that Malaysian Muslims are as condescending and simplistic as he is.

In response to MSY's question as to why, in my opinion, the current Malay leaders in Umno have it in their heart to inflict o­n a fellow Malay leader like Anwar Ibrahim such cruel and unusual punishment, my long answer would delve around the problem of elite cohesion among the Malays.