Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad hopes the council of Kuala Lumpur MPs he set up last year will help dispel the misconceptions of certain groups on local elections undermining Malay interests.

"I used this approach to show that if people's representatives are elected (to local government), it will not jeopardise the interests of any race or group," he told a press conference in Putrajaya today.

Khalid said fears of marginalisation due to local council elections were unfounded, as candidates fielded by political parties would have candidates from all races.

He added that Malay interests had been jeopardised by the previous BN administration, pointing to the scandals surrounding Tabung Haji and Felda.