It is very interesting that Parti Keadilan Nasional has remained largely silent on the burning issue: the education quota system. No outcries, no protests, no public rallies or demonstrations, no visit to Suhakam, nothing. Nada. And they're supposed to be the 'justice' party.

I think they're silent because they know that if they speak one way or the other, they will be doing themselves tremendous political damage.

If they speak against the injustice that is going on in the education system (they should because, after all they are the 'justice' party, aren't they?), then they will be seen as supporting the move to remove the education quota system.

But doesn't justice mean equity? Doesn't that translate into getting what one deserves? Doesn't that mean if you work hard, as the non-bumis have, then you should get a place in our local universities? Doesn't that mean a meritocractic system?

But of course they're silent because by going against the quota, they'll alienate their largely Malay support base. And that's a bad thing for them from a political point of view.

And if they do speak out in support of the quota system (why should they? Isn't supporting the quota system perpetuating an 'injustice'?), they will alienate the Chinese middle-class voters that they so desperately seek.

But by remaining silent as they do now, they have shown their true colours; for by keeping quiet when so many non-Bumis are suffering from an unjust education system, they have shown that they are truly only a one-issue-party: all they want is freedom for Anwar Ibrahim. When injustice elsewhere occurs, they don't care enough to take a firm and vocal stand.

Certainly, this is not the sort of political party that we want in power in our country. A party that is selective in what it fights for, a party that only looks for justice where it benefits them cannot be counted on to act for the interests of our country in the future.

In fact, by not taking a stand in such a contentious issue, they are invalidating the purpose of their cause: to seek justice. Every single one of those brilliant non-bumiputra students who will not receive places in our universities deserve justice. For not fighting for them, the 'justice' party does not merit the name they call themselves.