I am amused by True Malaysian's assertion that one of the reasons for racial polarisation in this country is due to the government's Islamisation programme. Islam cannot be blamed for the government's failure to contain racial polarisation for it always teaches equality.

The communities in this country should be blamed for always wanting to retain their identities as shown by the recent problems faced by the government in introducing English in the teachings of Maths and Science. Luckily the Malays, Indians, Sikhs and the other races did not also demand that their mother tongue be retained in the teachings of the two subjects.

In my opinion as long as the various races in this country are so particular about their identities, there will be no end to racial polarisation. Do not only blame the government but sometimes the communities should also look inward and take the blame too.

To be really successful in racial integration, one must not be so particular about their racial identities but only for the Malaysian identity.

Have a Malaysian name, go to the same school, speak only Malay (in school and at home) and accept the Malaysian race. All of us have got to sacrifice (forgo our identity) to achieve this.