Ismail has to be responsible for his actions, says MCA

Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has to be responsible for his actions, says MCS President Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. – The Malaysian Insider pic, February 6, 2015.Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has to be responsible for his actions, said the MCA, following the furore over his racially ‎tinged comment in urging Malays to boycott Chinese businesses as part of a call for traders to lower prices of goods. 

MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister should look at the root of the problem and resolve it.

"Ismail has to understand this issue. It is close to the people's hearts. Ismail should know what to do," he said, after launching the PasarNita open air market in conjunction with the coming Chinese New Year celebrations in Central Market in Kuala Lumpur today.

Ismail had come under fire after he wrote in a Facebook post that Malay consumers had a role in helping Putrajaya fight profiteers by using their collective power to lower the price of goods.

"The majority of consumers are Malay, Chinese are a minority, if the Malays boycott their businesses, they will surely have no choice but to reduce their prices," he had written.

After a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the Prime Minister's Department issued a statement defending Ismail, saying the Umno minister had not targeted any specific race with his social media post.

- TMI