A Malay trade group has rejected Perkasa’s calls to boycott Petronas for allegedly sidelining bumiputera companies in a solar energy project.

The Malay Businesspeople and Industrialists Association (Perdasama) said the issue had already been settled when Petronas agreed to form a consortium of local solar industry players for future projects, as well as to create a bumiputera firm development programme.

As such, it said calls to boycott Petronas were unwise and short-sighted.