90% of Orang Asli support BN, says Cameron Highlands MP

Ninety percent of the Orang Asli community still support Barisan Nasional (BN), says Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor.

The MP, who is an Orang Asli himself, said BN was a party committed to fighting for the rights and welfare of the Orang Asli, and that the coalition would continue to receive the support of the community despite the setting up of a new political party, known as Asli, to represent the Orang Asli community.

He said the Registrar of Societies (RoS) had confirmed the establishment of the party about two months ago.

"RoS confirmed that there is a party called Asli comprising the Orang Asli... this is not healthy because it will divide the Orang Asli community," he told reporters after a meeting with the leaders of the Orang Asli community in Negeri Sembilan in Seremban yesterday.

According to Ramli, there are currently 213,000 Orang Asli in the country whom he urged to continue supporting BN to ensure victory for the coalition in the six coming state elections.