Noor Azlan Ghazali said that it is the nation’s responsibility to ensure that the agenda, which is part of the constitution, can be successfully implemented.

“There’s no need to be apologetic, absolutely not. If 70% of the country’s population is successful, comfortable, and positive about their lives, I am very confident that the other 30% will also feel the same,” he said in his closing speech at the Bumiputera economic congress symposium here.

Article 153 of the Federal Constitution outlines the “special position” of the Malays and natives of Sabah and Sarawak.

Echoing Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki’s earlier comments, Noor Azlan said that the Bumiputera agenda also does not infringe on non-Bumiputera rights.

“We will not leave anyone behind.

“This agenda is very important and cannot be seasonal. It sometimes worries us that it is seasonal, disappearing only to reappear again.”

Earlier today, Asyraf said discussing the elevation of Bumiputera rights does not preclude non-Bumiputera rights.

He said the government was instead focused on empowering its agenda for the majority of the public and to elevate their dignity.