ANOTHER DOSE OF RACISM REVEALED?

Malaysiakini reported that the BN ruling government has been accused of conducting indoctrination programmes peppered with racism in the National Civic Bureau or BTN which is a course tailored for JPA scholars, which is mandatory before they are sent overseas.

This issue was highlighted through a letter to YB Lim Kit Siang by an outraged parent, which read as follows:

I would like to bring to the attention of Najib the pain endured by the young non-Malay JPA (public service department) scholars who are required to go through a five-day BTN programme at certain camps in the country.

To be fair, many moderate Malay students too cried and were hurt by some racist comments made by the instructors.

As part of the course, which is mandatory before they are sent overseas, all non-Malays are segregated and given lectures on the history of the country and how the immigration of the Chinese and Indians had taken place. And finally how the Chinese and Indians were given citizenship. The Malays too had their own similar sessions.

The instructors blatantly told them that they should not question the rights and privileges of the Malays as the non-Malays should be thankful that they were given citizenship status and a place to stay on their soil. My daughter together with the other non-Malay students was shocked and went back to their dormitories depressed. And to the Malay students, the instructors told them to be aware of this fact and not to mix too freely with the non-Malays.

A Malay friend of my daughter came back crying to the dormitory saying that she could not take the racist position taken by the government authority. My daughter then began questioning the bumiputra policy and was disgusted with such blatant indoctrination. This incident has also made the students harbour anger and resentment. Their fear for the authorities and losing their scholarships made them keep their cool. I am not exaggerating here - ask all the JPA students to write in anonymously and you will know the truth.

These are young minds being polluted with racism. Tens of thousands of students have gone through this programme and more will be attending it in the future. So can you blame them when they exhibit their racist tendencies when in authority?

How could the JPA allow such a syllabus for the cream of the nation, who will one day be entrusted to implement government policies fairly?

So, will Najib take responsibility for the racist syllabus and subsequently the racist remarks and apologise to the tens of thousands of students and parents who were hurt by such hurtful remarks?

Of course knowing the BN government, it will deny this. Believe me, this is the absolute truth.

My call to Najib is to immediately probe into this claim with the help of a multi-racial team of officers from Suhakam but please maintain the anonymity of the young children who have everything to lose.

It seems the time has come for the ruling Barisan Nasional government, especially UMNO leaders to accept the fact that they are the ones creating racial sentiments and all UMNO leaders and government officers who are and had been involved directly and indirectly in these form of courses, immediately arrested under ISA and REHABILITATED at Kamunting Detention Centre so that this racism issue will never suffice again.

It is also time for the BN coalition members to demand an explanation from UMNO as to why there is such a course which discriminate Malaysians.

MALAYSIANS NEED TO REALISE THAT BN CAN NEVER CHANGE THEIR ARROGANCE AND ATTITUDE AND THE ONLY WAY IS TO TOPPLE THE CURRENT BN GOVERNMENT. MALAYSIANS NEED A NEW AND ABLE GOVERNMET - A OPPOSITION PAKATAN GOVERNMENT - NEW, FRESH & CLEAN - TO BRING US TO A CARING, TRUSTWORTHY, RELIABLE, EFFICIENT AND CORRUPT-FREE ADMINISTRATION.

news courtesy of Malaysiakini n photo courtesy of Agendadaily