Chinese are not beggars, Najib told

 

A DAP leader has lashed out at Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for telling the Chinese community not to make demands if they supported the opposition.

Seremban MP Anthony Loke said the prime minister's statement was as though the latter considered the Chinese as a "community of beggars".

"It is as if he thinks that the Chinese always beg the government and the Chinese do not appreciate the hand that gives," he added in a statement today.

He reminded Najib that Malaysians, regardless of race, were not beggars.

"But as citizens of the country, anyone has the right to demand for fair treatment from the government," he added.

Speaking at the MCA annual general assembly this morning, Najib said he would like to do more for the Chinese community but needed the community to support BN.

Meanwhile, Loke also reminded Najib that those who did not support BN in the last general election were not only from the Chinese community.

"(So) I want to ask him, does that mean the 52% of Malaysians who did not support BN cannot make demands?

"If the rakyat cannot make demands to the government, are they exempted from paying any tax, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST)?" he asked.