No more hardcore poor in KL, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan, says PM

 

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and ACCCIM president Low Kian Chuan at the Chinese New Year event today. On Anwar’s right are deputy prime minister Fadillah Yusof and Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA: Efforts to eradicate extreme poverty in Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan have been 100% successful, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said.

He said this drive to eradicate hardcore poverty encompassed all races and was not specific to Malays, Bernama reported.

“In Kuala Lumpur, although the majority are Malays, there is a proportionately high Indian population.

“We have assisted every Indian family in Kuala Lumpur to break free from hardcore poverty. This is our approach, but sometimes we face community leaders who doubt the allocation for Indians.

“For me, we will address every hardcore poor person, regardless of whether they are Chinese, Malay or Indian.

“In Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan, based on the figures we have obtained, we have achieved 100% (success),” he said at the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia Chinese New Year celebration in Kuala Lumpur today.

Anwar has made eradicating hardcore poverty a key aspect of his Madani agenda. - FMT