Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Facebook post urging Malays to boycott Chinese businesses which refused to lower their prices. – The Malaysian Insider pic, February 4, 2015.A group of 92 Umno division leaders gathered from across the country today to come to the defence of Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who is under fire for urging Malays to boycott Chinese businesses which refused to lower their prices.They said Ismail's statement was "noble" and must be supported by all Malaysians, even as MCA, Gerakan and DAP continue to condemn the agriculture and agro-based industry minister's Facebook post.But the Umno division chiefs insisted Ismail's remarks were not racist and blamed the opposition for turning it into a “racial issue", Malaysiakini reported."What Ismail Sabri has done is that he has got people talking about the price of goods. We hope everyone will start talking about this issue now and we will see a difference soon," Bukit Mertajam division chief Musa Sheikh Fadzir was quoted as saying at a press conference at the Putrajaya Lake Club today.Musa also reportedly called for MCA Youth chief Chong Sin Woon to be sacked, after the latter called for Ismail to step down as minister for refusing to apologise over the statement.Ismail had posted on Facebook that Malay consumers should boycott Chinese businesses as a move to fight profiteering."Forgive me for sharing my views, but besides the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism, which uses the Price Control Act and the Anti-Profiteering Act to act against traders who raise their prices indiscriminately, the greatest power lies with consumers."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 said on the social networking site. – February 4, 2015.
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