I refer to the letter from Shaukat Ali headlined Consider the position of minorities elsewhere and Observer's letter S'pore development speaks for itself, not Selangor's . I would like to add further to what Observer has mentioned.

  1. Singapore's first president was a Malay. The republic has also had two Indian presidents including the present one.

  • The republic Singapore has had two Indian deputy prime ministers including the current one.

  • It has had two Indian foreign ministers.

  • The country's present minister for education is an Indian.

  • A former police chief (equivalent to our Inspector-General of Police) was, yes, you guessed it, an Indian.

    • Can we ever expect such important government positions in Malaysia to be occupied by those representing the minority communities in Malaysia? I'm afraid the minorities here can only dream.