Perkasa wants end to benefits for Chinese

MALAY rights group Perkasa has called on the government not to off er new concessions to the Chinese following the community's rejection of Barisan Nasional (BN) in the general election.

"We know the Chinese are not with the government despite the BN's deeds. We call on the government to stop giving new benefi ts or gifts to the Chinese," said Perkasa secretary-general Syed Hassan Syed Ali.
He also said the government should not go beyond fulling promises already made to the community.
"We call on the government to fulfi l promises made to the Chinese community before the general election. It is the responsibility of the government to honour promises.
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At the same time, Perkasa wants the government to revert to original policies, including what he described were Malay privileges which were taken away and given to the Chinese.
Syed Hassan also said Perkasa would call on the government to focus more on the development of Bumiputras and Malays in every aspect since the group was still far behind compared to the Chinese community.
Meanwhile, Perkasa is not throwing in the towel, despite losing both seats it contested under Barisan Nasional's ticket at the recent general election.
Both its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali, who contested in Pasir Mas and deputy Datuk Zulkifl i Noordin who contested in Shah Alam, were defeated.