'Race' column in government forms: Should it be maintained?

Astro Awani
May 8, 2014 07:45 MYT
The 'race' column in government official forms have created much controversy within members of the society
Much has been said about the controversy pertaining to losing the 'race' column in all government official forms.
On Wednesday, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun had created a stir when he said the Cabinet had decided that the 'race' column in official government forms will be dropped as it did not serve any purpose.
But Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak clarified the issue on Thursday that the government did not decide on such a thing, leading to Entulu issuing an apology later that same day.
Prior to this, Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) president, Datuk Ibrahim Ali threatened to take legal action if the government decides to drop the column from official forms while Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang had yesterday said the insertion of the column in all official forms was not stipulated in the Federal Constitution but instead done at the discretion of the government.
In light of this hot issue, Astro AWANI took the issue to the streets and interviewed some members of the public to find out their stand on the matter. Some were all for letting go of the column while others believed the column did serve a purpose. Here's what they had to say.
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