Recent incidents at mosques a reminder of how precious racial and religious harmony is

I was concerned after reading recent reports of disturbing incidents where suspicious parcels possibly containing pork were left at mosques ('Playing with fire': Suspicious parcels with meat sent to several mosques, Sept 26).

- Leslie Chew SC (Professor)

As someone belonging to the Merdeka generation, I remember how my cohort and those of the Pioneer generation went through the 1964 communal riots, when Singapore's fragile inter-community relations were sorely tested.

The recent reports of these attempts at undermining our precious and sensitive interracial and interreligious relations should give everyone pause.

This is a timely and important reminder of the precious state of our harmonious racial and religious situation, and the importance of preserving this state in our community.