After reading all the letters about the special rights issue, I think both sides do have some valid points. Non-Malays have valid reasons to question the implementation of special rights but I don't think it is nice for them to question the validity of that privilege.

They must ask first of all ask how did the Malays get the privilege. The answer is by agreeing to give non-Malays citizenship (and of course the 'rights' that come with it). Malay leaders agreed to give non-Malays citizenship and in return the Malays would be granted special privileges; and with that agreement we have got our independence.

By asking this question we would realise that our leaders have made a contract. Based on this contract, the next generation of non-Malays got Malaysian citizenships as their birthright and the for the Malays the special privileges continued.

After about 40 years, some people have begun to question the privileges given to the Malays as if they never knew there was a contract made before. If they knew there was such a contract, they would not seek to abolish Malay special rights without abolishing the contract that gave them the right of citizenship.

Do we really want to do that and destroy what we have built together? If the answer is 'no', we must stop questioning the contract. However this does not mean that the non-Malays cannot complain about injustices done to them because it is not part of the Malay special rights to commit injustices onto others.

It is true that there have been abuses under the name of Malay special rights and it is the duty of the Malays in particular, and all Malaysians in general, to stop it so that the rightful Malays get their rights, and the non-Malays get their rights as citizens of this country.

I do not know any better option, but if there is, I am willing to listen for the sake of our nation.