I refer to the letter from Shaukat Ali headlined Consider the position of minorities elsewhere and Observer's letter S'pore development speaks for itself, not Selangor's. I would like to add further to what Observer has mentioned.

  1. Singapore's first president was a Malay. The republic has also had two Indian presidents including the present one.

  2. The republic Singapore has had two Indian deputy prime ministers including the current one.

  3. It has had two Indian foreign ministers.

  4. The country's present minister for education is an Indian.

  5. A former police chief (equivalent to our Inspector-General of Police) was, yes, you guessed it, an Indian.

Can we ever expect such important government positions in Malaysia to be occupied by those representing the minority communities in Malaysia? I'm afraid the minorities here can only dream.