GEORGE TOWN, April 23 -- Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy today sought to repair ties with Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, just a day after he likened the party to Umno.

Ramasamy now says he wants an open discussion on the intake policy of 90 per cent Bumiputera students and 10 per cent non-Bumiputera students in government matriculation programmes.

The Penang lawmaker, who was criticised for equating Bersatu with Umno over the matriculation programme intake policy, said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government need not "stick with old policies" left by the former Barisan Nasional (BN) government.

"My issue is with the intake for the matriculation programme, not with Bersatu. They are my comrades," he clarified when contacted tod...