Most of the time, it really cracks me up seeing how some of us debate and end up writing super long articles advocating multiracial issues, be it social or politics. Don’t get me wrong. It is indeed good (and ideal) to push for ‘race-free’ country, but are we even ‘qualified’ to do so?

Even as a community, we are divided. Divided by region we once originated from; religion we profess to; social-class which still exists till this very minute; political parties we support and so on. The Tamils are with Tamils, the Hindus are with Hindus, the Gounders are with Gounders and MIC supporters stick with MIC supporters too. Even the Sikhs prefer to be categorized as Lain-lain rather than called India. While there are those who manage to set themselves free from these clutches, most of us are still stuck in it.

We are not in war with anyone else but between ourselves. As long as we are divided by so-called unique identity, we would never be able to fight for our rights as ONE single community.

This is not a question of heritage or religion or anything close. This is a question of unity. Are we truly united? We may be able to say yes but deep down in our heart, we know the truth.