The existing 30 per cent Bumiputera equity should be reached first before thinking about increasing that percentage further, said an Umno leader.
Responding to Perkasa's call to increase Bumiputera equity targets to 60 per cent, Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said that hopes of reaching 30% equity for the Malays has not been achieved yet.
"There are 67% of Bumiputeras in Malaysia. But for the longest time, the hopes of obtaining 30% equity has not been achieved. We need to get that 30% first before we think about bigger achievements," said Ahmad.
"It would be good if we can get more [percentage] and maybe [we] can buy or take over foreign equities," the Pontian MP added.
In a text message to Astro AWANI, Ahmad stressed that "we do not wish to take away the riches of other races". He also said that the appropriate rate in a fair wealth distribution formula to all races was a good policy. Ahmad said that his views on this matter were personal.
Meanwhile, Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam declined to state his stand on the issue, but said:" This is a democratic country, he has the right to make any proposals including others, but it is up to the government to consider them."
Yesterday, online news portal The Malaysian Insider quoted Perkasa acting president Datuk Abd Rahman Abu Bakar as saying that the Malay right-wing group will push for 60 per cent Bumiputera equity targets and quotas for enrolment in public universities.
Abd Rahman reasoned that Barisan Nasional had enjoyed increased support from Malay voters in the 13th General Election, with Umno winning more seats compared to 2008, and that "the government should be thankful to the Malays.”
“Bumiputeras should be given priority in this country,” Abd Rahman also said. Perkasa, which is backed by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has some 407,000 members throughout Malaysia.
Responding to Perkasa's call to increase Bumiputera equity targets to 60 per cent, Umno information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan said that hopes of reaching 30% equity for the Malays has not been achieved yet.
"There are 67% of Bumiputeras in Malaysia. But for the longest time, the hopes of obtaining 30% equity has not been achieved. We need to get that 30% first before we think about bigger achievements," said Ahmad.
"It would be good if we can get more [percentage] and maybe [we] can buy or take over foreign equities," the Pontian MP added.
In a text message to Astro AWANI, Ahmad stressed that "we do not wish to take away the riches of other races". He also said that the appropriate rate in a fair wealth distribution formula to all races was a good policy. Ahmad said that his views on this matter were personal.
Meanwhile, Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam declined to state his stand on the issue, but said:" This is a democratic country, he has the right to make any proposals including others, but it is up to the government to consider them."
Yesterday, online news portal The Malaysian Insider quoted Perkasa acting president Datuk Abd Rahman Abu Bakar as saying that the Malay right-wing group will push for 60 per cent Bumiputera equity targets and quotas for enrolment in public universities.
Abd Rahman reasoned that Barisan Nasional had enjoyed increased support from Malay voters in the 13th General Election, with Umno winning more seats compared to 2008, and that "the government should be thankful to the Malays.”
“Bumiputeras should be given priority in this country,” Abd Rahman also said. Perkasa, which is backed by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has some 407,000 members throughout Malaysia.
