MP SPEAKS In an unsigned article titled Pemandu: We didn't lower 2009 GNI figure, the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) of the Prime Minister's Department made a feeble attempt to defend itself from allegations that it had manipulated the GNI estimates contained in its Annual Report.

The article contains 11 points. These points are contentious and the claims and assertions made are open to challenge.

This rejoinder exposes the many fallacies and untenable statements offered by Pemandu in its own defence. The 11 points are taken up sequentially...