I REFER to the article “Mitra seeks mandate to monitor Indian community initiatives” (Sunday Star, Feb 9; online at bit.ly/star_mitra). This is a welcome proposal. So, too, is Mitra (Malaysian Indian Transformation Unit) chairman P. Prabakaran’s idea of a commission for minorities. Many countries, including South Africa and Pakistan, have such a commission.
Prabakaran’s policy paper touching on education, entrepreneurship and the drawbacks of the ad hoc nature of programme implementation for the Indian community is a well-thought through proposal that needs to be adopted urgently by the Economy Ministry and its minister, Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli.
