"WEALTHY MALAY POLITICIANS PREFER TO HAVE NON-MALAY BUSINESSMEN AS THEIR PROXIES" - SALLEH KERUAK DROPS BOMBSHELL - TELLS MALAYS NOT TO KEEP ENVYING NON-MALAYS BUT TO LOOK AT THEIR OWN REALITY INSTEAD
Written by Stan Lee, Politics Now!
KUALA LUMPUR (Politics Now!) - Salleh Said Keruak, the former communications minister who rode roughshod over the media and free speech during the Najib administration's 1MDB corruption scandal days, now admits that although Malaysia has a small number of wealthy Malay businessmen - in reality, there is a larger number of very wealthy Malay politicians.
According to FMT, Salleh said the larger number of very rich Malay politicians “balances out the situation” and this should allay Malay concerns about the greater number of rich non-Malays..
“It is a known fact that wealthy Malay politicians prefer to have non-Malay businessmen as their proxies,” said Salleh, who is now a staunch supporter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's unity government.
Salleh was asked to comment on the 2024 Malay economic congress held last week, where Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli had said Malaysia must redirect its focus from domestic rivalry between Malays and non-Malays, so as to be able to compete on a global scale.
Protectionist policies and racial quotas have long been identified as the chief factors eating into Malaysia's efficiency and competitiveness until the oil-rich nation has been overtaken by Asean neighbours including Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia in terms of popularity with investors and the global business community.
"As Elon Musk puts it, we need to understand and break down the problem into its fundamental principles before creating solutions,” said Salleh, referring to the concerns voiced by some Malay quarters.
Musk's Tesla had chosen Malaysia as its regional hub after the Anwar administration granted it unprecedented exemptions including racial quotas on its recruitment of staff here. The move had sparked criticism from Malay business and political groups.
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