INTERVIEW | Conceding that the problem is entrenched, Chandran Nair is cognizant of the fact that the path to dismantling institutionalised racism in Malaysia will be long and arduous.

However, the businessperson, author and think-tank founder is convinced that the situation is reversible and refuses to throw in the towel.

“Malaysia is too special a place for us to remain innocent bystanders and allow the meltdown to happen,” he told Malaysiakini in an interview.

Regardless of the scepticism some might harbour towards the...