#allegation9: To win back Chinese and Indians, Najib ignored affirmative action

1. This is not accurate at all. I have always prioritised the progress of the Bumiputera and under my administration, I have created the Bumiputera Empowerment Program, which is managed by TERAJU to ensure that the Bumiputera Economic Empowerment Agenda becomes a national agenda to be implemented e×ectively.
2. As of today, TERAJU has provided business opportunities, business Ònancing, development of human capital, private investment and the creation of equity exceeding RM 47.95 billion.
3. Recently, the Bumiputera Economic Council certified a total of 99 Key Performance Indicators (KPI) that would be used this year in all 23 ministries and the Prime Minister’s Department in order to help Bumiputeras.
4. GLCs including Petronas have special contract quotas for Bumiputera. Each GLC is also subject to a development program for Bumiputera contractors to provide opportunities for qualified Bumiputera contractors. More scholarships are given for Bumiputera under government linked bodies.
5. Superb grant was formed to create more Bumiputera entrepreneurs. Ekuinas was formed to increase Bumiputera holding and as of 2014, it has met its objective of creating RM4.2billion in Bumiputera equity value for its portfolio companies.
6. In addition, UiTM is currently being expanded significantly to increase the number of places from 174,875 in 2011 to 250,000 by 2020. UiTM has also established the Mengubah Destini Anak Bangsa programme, where they venture into remote areas to reach out to Bumiputera youths who do not have the benefits of education, orphans and the poor.
7. They can now come to study at UiTM and this helps to completely change their future. 5,000 places are given each semester. There are more such concrete examples which can be found in the TERAJU report card. Thus, to say that I ignore affirmative action, simply put, is nonsense.
8. As Prime Minister, I am also very supportive of the Chinese, Indian and all other communities that make our nation great. But it is definitely not at the expense of neglecting the Bumiputera. My primary focus is to increase the economic pie, so there is more to go around for ALL races. As long as I can ensure growth in the economy, there will be social mobility, and all races will be able to move up the economic ladder. - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (najibrazak.com)