(May 28): Malay rights group, Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa), calls for Putrajaya to re-evaluate the 11th Malaysia Plan, saying that the five-year development blueprint sidelined the Bumiputera economic agenda.

Its president Datuk Ibrahim Ali said only 5% of the 389-page document made mention of the Bumiputera economic strategy.

"Perkasa finds the focus on Malay Bumiputera position – 70% majority of the country's 20.7 million people in 2020 – not very obvious,” he said at a press conference in his office in Kuala Lumpur today.

Ibrahim said the six strategic thrusts and game-changers under 11MP, almost did not mention the survival of the Malay Bumiputeras, as if the fate and position of the group will no longer be a part of the national economic policy.

He said although the 11MP placed importance on the people's well-being, it did not guarantee fair distribution to the Malay Bumiputeras, causing its strategic direction to be lost.

The former Pasir Mas MP is demanding for Putrajaya to include clauses and phrases pertaining to the Malay Bumiputera economy in all the main chapters of the 11MP document as well as its strategic paper.

Ibrahim said his non-governmental organisation was disappointed with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak for not being conscientious towards Perkasa’s claim during the Bumiputera Economic Congress earlier this year.

"We want to right what is wrong and when talking of rights in a fair manner, I hope it is not seen as racist."

He added that a note was sent to Najib, deputy prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and the Economic Planning Unit director-general, proposing for 11MP to be reassessed before being finalised in Parliament.

He reminded that Umno could lose the support of the people's majority, especially Malay voters if this issue was not taken seriously and called on Umno's elected representatives to voice out in Parliament.

Najib launched the 11MP on May 21 as the final lap to thrust the country into developed status by 2020. – The Malaysian Insider