I refer to R Razif's letter entitled ('CLP Is for Non-Malays' Benefit,' Dec 5) and feel that he is ignorant and ungrateful of the non-Malays' sacrifices to help the government of Malaysia in a social engineering program to bridge the gap between the Malays and non-Malays in various fields of existence.

After having read two responses to Razif's letter - 'A filter on non-Malays entry into legal circle' by JS Kanny, Dec 6 and 'Illogical comments from CLP candidate' by JSB, Dec 7) - I am educated in the preferential treatment given to law graduates from local universities, who because of the quota system comprise a majority of Malays and go straight into legal practice when they graduate (I will not comment on the quality of such graduates as did JSB in his letter) whilst non-Malays, who sacrificed hard-earned money to study overseas, still have to go through the CLP exam upon returning home.

Inspite of this, R Razif has the audacity to position the CLP as advantageous to non-Malays. On top of that, he is advising another writer to avoid a racial slant in discussing the CLP fiasco! I shudder to think the kind of lawyer R Razif will make in the future and will definitely remember his name and avoid hiring him if I should be seeking legal advice in the future.

I will stand corrected by anybody, but I believe very few projects, programs or systems implemented by the government, if none at all, see non-Malays in an advantageous position over the Malays. Therefore, R Razif should ponder what the government of Malaysia has done for the Malays of this country and the sacrifices of non-Malays over the last 30 years to help their fellow countrymen compete better in whatever endeavours.

Lastly, I am all for affirmative action for the bumiputras that really deserve it but not for bumiputras who stay in big bungalows, own several expensive cars and MPV's, are members of expensive country clubs with several of their children studying overseas on government scholarships.

There will be a time - I don't know when or I don't see it coming at all - when the government, and more importantly the Malays, feel that the NEP is no longer relevant and it will be a glorious day for Malaysia as her citizens of all races, colour and creed will receive equal treatment in all aspects of life.

Until then it would behold the R Razifs of Malaysia to realise how fortunate they are to have a government that as our late Bapa Malaysia Tunku Abdul Rahman once said "... feeds you from womb to tomb.'