Finance Minister II Johari Abdul Ghani has hit out at critics of the sale of a 49.9 percent stake in Proton Holdings Bhd to a China firm, claiming they have never even supported the national car themselves.

“Many parties claim to care for Proton, but they themselves have never bought a Proton car.

“If you love Proton, the you should buy the car,” he was reported as saying in Utusan Malaysia today...