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My nephew, who is a doctor, has just returned after attending an induction course held from Dec 19 to 24 at the Bayu Beach Resort in Port Dickson. He is very upset and extremely disappointed.

The first four days of the programme was conducted by officials from the Ministry of Health and they were very professional in their approach and methodology. However, the sessions during the next two days conducted by the NAtional Civics Bureau (BTN) were so downright racist, sickening and was nothing more than an exercise to divide Malaysian, instil hatred and discord.

Although my son is a Muslim and a Malay, and was not the target of the BTN instructors, he and his other Muslim friends were upset that their non- muslim brothers and sister were constantly labelled as ‘ Pendatang” and the Malaysian Indians were hounded in regard to the actions of the now outlawed Hindraf movement.

One BTN instructor even had the temerity to say ; ” No need to attend BTN course if you think we are racists ‘ and ” we warn you not to report what happens here to the press or anyone  else.”

No need to attend ? Can the chief secretary to the Government Tan Sri Sidek Hassan please confirm that the attendance in the programme is voluntary and participants can indeed choose not to attend without the fear of being reprimanded and blacklisted later ?

Can  we make police reports against the BTN for warning and threatening these young and intelligent doctor?

So much has been aid about the BTN programme over the last few months and many of out federal minister had defended it. the truth is, either the ministers are ignorant or they have been given the wrong information.

D.R.H.S.

Alor Star
( New Straits Times)