Labels should not be applied generally

IFIND the opinion expressed by Tan Sri Mohd Sheriff Mohd Kassim œInstitutionalised racism is scary (NST, July 21) fascinating, if perplexing. There is no reason to doubt what was written. Not least from a respected former civil servant with vast and eminent experience in public service, which is now alleged to be part of the œinstitutionalised racism. This is certainly a œnew label with œloaded ramifications, going beyond the usual lamentations of œoverzealous bureaucrats and little Napoleons imposing their social and religious values on Malaysians. The dubious choice of words: œinstitutionalised racism has catapulted the issue to a new high, rightly or wrongly.

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