Proton has burdened the nation and the country. The reason why Proton has survived until today is perhaps because of the New Economic Policy. Attempting to pick winners from the Malay entrepreneur pool is truly the work of a feudalistic Umno which has every reason to protect the upper-class Malays.

Entrepreneurs are not picked at random, they are self-made. And if politicians think that they possess the same skills as businessmen, then they should be in business, not in politics.

Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes that Malaysians should be proud that their country can build their own car. But what is there to be proud about if it cannot compete on the world market?

Dr M also wondered how the Koreans were able to build cheap cars which had quality. It is because they have the determination and the will to succeed. They want to make their nation proud.

In a feudalistic society nothing is fair. When nothing is fair, the environment will not be conducive for the talented and the hardworking to produce results.

In the end, it is the ones who are closest to power - not necessarily the most qualified - who will be chosen to lead such complex organisations such a car-manufacturing outfit.