Dear Editor,
I write in response to the statement made by the President of MCA, OTK:: Interact with other Etnnic Groups in which he said, and I quote, " living in harmony with people of other ethnic groups did not happen by coincidence but that such culture should be cultivated from young.". I couldn't agree more with what has been said, but I recall that when the Prime Minister suggested that the Single Stream School be evaluated and discussed as a medium to foster long term multiracial unity, MCA was one of the first voices to immediately object, without giving the idea a chance to be even debated. Of course there were others who said that Single stream schools may taint "cultural purity".. In this context, I feel that the statement made is facetious, and there is not intention to 'make it happen'. How do we propose that our young mix with their peers of othe races, when they spend the first 11 years of their school lives in vernacular and religious schools, each practising his own language, culture and religion. Children are brought together only to celebrate Independence Day, and sadly even Sports seem to have taken on a race bias( eg football, equestrian, swimming, basketball, lawn bowls). We always only talk, but do not 'walk the talk'
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