Healthy Politicking...

Whereas Malaysians are moving towards and demanding for a higher degree of transparency and accountability;

Whereas Umno, the dominant party in the Barisan Basional had acknowledged the seriousness of political corruptions from within the party and is taking serious actions to eradicate the corrupted practices from within the party to the extend that some Umno leaders and personalities were hauled up and even indicted by the MACC ( Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission ) for corruption involving a couple of hundred Ringgit;

The Malaysian public awareness of the scourge of corrupted practices had been acknowledged by our leaders and all BN. It's component parties have taken steps to ensure that these practices are eradicated or reduced in order that BN and it's component parties remain relevant and attractive to the people. Of late, the image of the Barisan Nasional has improved tremendously with the high profile no nonsense actions taken against leaders and non-tolerance of their corrupted practices. Steps have also been taken to expel practices of vote buying, undue influences and/or sweeteners in the form of traveling allowances,accommodation and pocket monies.

However recent events in MCA had placed MCA in a very vulnerable position of being infiltrated by vested interest and external forces. The conflicts from within the Mca are subjecting party leaders to compromise their position, integrity and dignity. Corruption and it's practices will rear its head in many forms and faces. These practices and compromises by party leaders to kow- tow to politico businessman and the forces that may be in their pursuit for power or more power is inevitable. Leaders with lesser integrity will sell themselves short and compromise their position in the event of a political tussle where their political survival is at stake or the temptation of assuming more power is irresistible.

Already there are political capitalization of a certain force with bigger finances and monetary power. Pocket monies of RM 500 to RM1000 were promised to delegates. Accommodations and lodgings were part and parcel of the deals.Sumptuous dinners were thrown but to whom? Bus loads of supporters were ferried to Genting Highlands and vacations etc.

I read with interest the MACC Intelligence Director statement in Bernama as follows:

KANGAR, Jan 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), while intensifying action to eradicate corruption, is also monitoring developments in Umno following allegations of money politics in the run-up to the party elections in March.

Its Intelligence director, Datuk Mohd Jamidan Abdullah, said all aspects linked to corruption would be under the watchful eyes of the commission.

"We have many agents who are constantly giving us information," he said

I sincerely hope that the MACC will use their intelligence to curb the purported corrupt practices emerging and rearing it's ugly heads in MCA. In the past, political bribery were scarce and negligible in MCA since MCA is basically a service orientated party with little business or commercial interest handed down to their members. Any political personalities worth their salt will be surrounded or hijacked by politico-business personalities or personalities needing protection or convenience. The grassroot leaders were very much confined to resolving the problems faced by the public at large.

By and large, the MCA grassroot leaders are clean and statesmen like in their approach. Many were volunteers who have ditched out their own money, time and resources in support of the party's political pursuits and missions. I sincerely hope that the recent involvement of certain MCA personalities directly and indirectly in the PKFZ scandal will not affect or damage the MCA's image any further. The PKFZ scandal will have a great impact on the party's political future and direction.

I am deeply concerned and call upon MACC to exercise their vigilance, authority and intelligence to stamp out any potential corrupted practices not only in Umno but all other component parties in line with the people's aspirations today.

Datuk Ti Lian Ker
Chairman of MCA NGO Bureau
Coordinator of INSAP (MCA Think Tank)

Brutus Protected....Immune and Invinsible!

I am disturbed. I am very disturbed.

Kong Cho Ha and Ng Yen Yen the two mature, discipline and quietly hardworking Ministers are forced to face the guillotine...
the two troublemakers opportunistic impatient Deputies happily and gleefully in the waiting!

Justice My Foot!



Someone commented in my blog as follows:

"During this trying time, instead of having the wisdom of their positions to be the mediators to heal, both the Youth and Woman Sections’ Chiefs have been very fervently and furiously involved appearing in news conferences one after another to discredit the President and Deputy President and also showing defiance towards the MCA’s decision to implement GUP which has been sanctioned by the CC. Thus due to their partiality, FRESH ELECTION like the parent body need to be held."

Next the NST quoted Liow Tiong Lai as follows:

"Fresh party elections in MCA should only be applicable to the parent body, and not the Youth and Wanita wings.

Embattled party vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the fresh party polls were to settle disputes in the parent body, and had nothing to do with the other wings.

"There is no need for Wanita and Youth wings to have a new election."

Liow was commenting on news reports in Chinese dailies of mutterings in the grassroots to elect afresh leaders for the two wings, leaders of both who are incidentally his allies.

The Wanita head is Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun while the Youth chief is Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

Liow sidestepped the question of whether it was "undemocratic" if the wings did not have new polls as well."

Liow seems to be promoting a democracy where the future of MCA is whereby the Youth and Wanita Chairman will promote chaos and instability in order that the senior MCA leaders will be potential casualties. These casualties is not only confined to Ong Tee Keat but also possibly Ng Yen Yen and Kong Cho Ha the other two Ministers. This itself will weaken the party.

Now that Chua Soi Lek had been killed by "a video star shooter' involving two purported Ex Youth Leaders in a 'snoop squad' and they are made Minister and Deputy Minister respectfully, the precedent had been set. It is back to feudal China culture of intrigue, planning, conspiring, poisoning and killing off the Emperor and his officials....

How can Liow insisted that he is upholding democracy and then try to protect his right and left hand? Is this the promise he made to the Youth and Wanita Chairman to rebel against the President? That they will be Ministers in waiting if Liow became President? Pulezzzzzzz.......

Dia orang mahu tunggu durian runtuh ke? Goyang goyang goyang berbagai ragam untuk jatuhkan durian? Tunggu durian ruNtuh ke? Kalau dua Menteri jatuh, mungkin kedudukan Menteri jatuh pada peha lembut Chew atau buntut gemuk Wee La Siong ? Ini dilakukan tanpa mengendahkan imej pemimpin parti dan maruah parti MCA.

Patutlah beria-ia sangat gaduh! Sampai nangis-nangis macam mati katak!

Saya tidak akan membenarkan Ong Tee Keat , Chua Soi Lek atau Liow Tiong Lai untuk membuat keputusan yang melanggar perlembagaan MCA . Maruah parti hendaklah dijaga!

Saya berkeyakinan Perdana Menteri dan Timbalan mempunyai kebijaksanaan dan kepimpinan untuk memberi nasihat yang jitu, adil dan padan.

BANGKITLAH SEMUA AHLI MCA! JANGAN KITA MEMBENARKAN SEGELINTIR ORANG MEMPERBODOHKAN KITA SEMUA!

Liow had insisted and proclaimed that the President must respect the Central Committee when he had in his hand the signature of 21 Central Committee - he had then arrogantly claimed and spoke on behalf of the CC. He shouted in the name 'demoCraZy!'.

Now that some of the Central Committee had come to their senses and realized that they were made 'suckers' by conscious misrepresentation.... (oh yes that was the word used by them when they described their follies of being conned into signing their support for him)...Liow no longer can used the CC's name (now that he has lost the majority)...he had instead transfer the conflict from the Central Committee to the central delegates via a proposed unconstitutional EGM.

There were misrepresentations and distortions of facts but I shall not dwell into that now since I am thinking and thinking of the chaos and/or embarrassment that MCA will be placed in the event that Amno forced their political will on our MCA leaders.

Liaow will conveniently forget about the principles of 'democracy' and the spirit of MCA 'constitutionality' that he had falsely adopted to his convenience, the moment the Godfather expressed his/their desire that a fresh election be held in accordance to the Amno terms.

In case Liow and our leaders suffered amnesia, I would like to remind him and our leaders to respect and uphold the MCA constitution.They had sworn and pledged to do so before assuming party office.

In case you fell into amnesia when facing the Godfathers who has all the political ammunition in their hands, let me enumerate the various issues herein as a reminder of the principles of democracy that you so vehemently and publicly held on.

You had insisted that the constitution be followed but you immediately lapsed when it so convenient you to bring your political tussle to the central delegates via an unconstitutional EGM.

You have lost in the Central Committee thus you disregarded the 2/3 absolute majority decision of the CC declaring that the said EGM is unconstitutional.

It suits you then to forget your call that the President must respect the CC. The President did but you had failed to respect the CC.... You had rebel against the CC decision and insisted on destabilizing the party by engaging the central delegates when you failed to deceive the Central Committee any further.

The CC realized that they were taken for a ride and they were suspicious of your agenda when you started to behave in a manner not within your character.

(1) When the President proposed to dissolve the Central Committee to pave way for a fresh election, you had objected and spoken in the name of the Central Committee to object to the President's proposal.

(2) When you no longer command the support of the CC members, you shifted the goal post to the central delegates. I was disappointed to see your inconsistency. I was disappointed to see that you have disregarded the party's unity.

You had placed the party's interest subservient to your personal agenda.

You had repeatedly preached to me to make personal sacrifices in the name of party unity but you had shown me otherwise.

Putting that all aside, I would like to address the following issues:

(1) If a fresh party election is called, the present leaders must respect the wishes of the central delegates that had voted for a direct election to be implemented immediately. This was a pledge made by the leaders during the last General Assembly and supported by the central delegates.

In the name of democracy, we must respect the General Assembly that had decided that a larger base or a direct Presidential election is needed to ensure that money politics is ineffective in purchasing votes.

Based on the present political scenario in the party, any Big Bosses only need to spend a few millions to purchase a few hundred votes to tilt the results or determine the winner in a fresh election.

Based on the present scenario, PKFZ billions may find their way into the party election process and this will make a mockery of our 'democracy' that you had upheld righteously vociferously. Already there are talks on the ground that we will lose or crumble under the weight of the PKFZ monies....

(2) The constitution provides only three instances of a fresh election i.e. (i) the expiry of the three terms period. (ii) the resignation of 2/3 of the elected CC members. (iii) the dismissal of all the Party Officials by 2/3 of the central delegates.

Are you going to ensure that the solutions prescribed to us will follow the provisions of the constitution? Or are we going to sideline or suspend our constitution again ?

I remembered that our leaders in 2002 failed to uphold our constitutional provisions by allowing a party election with nominations but no elections was allowed under the "Status Quo Plan" prescribed by Tun Mahathir to Lim Ah Lek and Ling Liong Sik.

The members heart were bleeding profusely silently then but for the love of our leaders, we had abided in silent torture and agony 'watching the rape' of our party constitution.

That was a big tight slap on our dignity but the beneficiary were the great Chan Kong Choy and Ong Ka Ting that were later rejected by the Chinese electorates for failing to stand up to political challenges or protect our rights and interest.

There are going to be further conflicts and discrepancies as follows:

(1) The Wanita and Youth wing must simultaneously hold a fresh election as they are part and parcel of the MCA.
In the event that Ong Tee Keat is given the mandate to continue to lead the party again hereinafter, we cannot afford the Youth and Wanita wing to continue disrupting or challenging his leadership can we?
We don't want the media to focus on the fights and bruises in the Central Committee and Presidential Council meetings again, this time on a weekly basis do we despite a fresh election being called to resolve Mca is perceived crisis?

Or are we saying that both Wee and Chew are to remain as the wing leaders and therefore, the President must be removed to ensure political stability? Who is the leader or elder here? The MCA or the Youth? The MCA or the Wanita? Where is the Conducian principles of respect for the elders?

Both the Youth and Wanita Chairman were the active and prime movers in the rebellion this time and they must also be held responsible in the present political ruckus in the party.

Therefore, it is only democratic that the entire party be overhauled via a fresh election and the Youth and Wanita leaders take their leadership test as well! We cannot insist the father to die while the son and daughter were gleefully waiting at the sideline to inherit the political fortunes of a Ministership by evil design.

By allowing both the Youth and Wanita wing to remain status quo and forcing MCA President to have a fresh election is unconscionable under the present circumstances. This will provide unfair advantage to their opponents.

In the spirit of democracy, there must be a fair election involving the entire party whereby a new team is elected to lead the party to regain confidence and support from the rakyat!

(2) Oh yes! The MCA Branches and Divisions are also clamoring for a fresh election too.

We cannot allow a situation whereby the Branches,the Divisions, the National Youth and Wanita wings term expire in the year 2001 but the MCA after the fresh election will expire only in the year 2012.

The branch dan division leaders were unhappy that the present grassroot leaders were handpicked and placed by Chan Kong Choy and Ong Ka Ting / Ong Ka Chuan. The leadership of this regime have been rejected by the rakyat. Chan Kong Choy was involved with historically the biggest financial scandal in the Malaysian Government.
The grassroot leaders are saying that MCA under the previous influences of triads and towkays are bad for our image. They are saying that we must revamp and rejuvenate the party at this opportune time. Can we convey this to our Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister?

Please do so as we do not have the benefit of weekly cabinet audiences with them to report the actual happenings on the ground. We are greatly dissapointed that our voices were not heard and we have no means to channel our grievances to the PM and DPM.

The grassroots had cried again and again but their tears had dried...
their hearts shattered and broken many many times....
they watched the leaders cried but cannot understand why....
these leaders were just paying for their political crimes?

JANGGAL KIRANYA PEMILIHAN 1MCA DIBELAH BAHAGI...

马华中委拿督郑联科文告

马华中委兼会长理事会成员拿督郑联科表示；为了避免重选后衍生基层支会区会党职任期跟中委会任期失去衔接性，建议中的重选方案应该全面性执行，将支会、区会，包括马青及妇女组各级组织同步解散，重新接受党员和代表的委托。

郑氏在一篇文告中表示，去年党选之后，本届各级党职任期原本长达三年，预计在2011年4月后分阶段展开改选。尽管如此，由于党内有人积极主张中途重选，选出后的中委会任期，到底应该怎样计算，党章条款并没有明文划定。在这样的情况下，与其勉强诠释党章，不如全面性执行重选，各级党职的三年任期将重选后正式倒数。

“我认为；落实全面性重选方案，将可以彻底化解各层次的矛盾纷争，让马华母体和两大膀臂真正获得重生，但是，廖派领却为了自私的理由，主张局部性重选母体中委会，让马青和妇女组两大膀臂置身度外。事实上，基层党员都有一种莫名其妙的感觉，纷纷质疑马青总团长魏家祥和妇女组主席周美芬的重选立场，为何只能施用在母体身上。1022团结方案出炉之后，魏周两人高调涉及母体争执，站在前线主张中委会重选，但是，在同一个时候，却千方百计抗拒马青总团和妇女组中委会同步改选，如此里外矛盾的态度和立场，叫人如何信服他们的诚信和原则？

“如果廖派特别是魏周两人真正以党为重，认真诚信去落实<<还政予民>>，他们应该支持一个全面性的重选方案，将主权交给100万党员，涵盖马华、妇女和马青三机构。”

Kenyataan Akhbar Dato’ Ti Lian Ker

AJK Pusat MCA dan Ahli Majlis Presiden

• Saya mencadangkan formula undian semula yang sedang dipertimbangkan oleh ketiga-tiga pihak yang bertelagah dalam kemelut MCA haruslah merangkumi semua peringkat parti; bermula dari peringkat cawangan, bahagian dan seterus ahli jawatan kuasa pusat, termasuk kedua-dua sayap pemuda dan wanita.
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• Menurut perlembagaan parti, tempoh jawatan semua pemegang jawatan masa kini akan berakhir menjelang April 2011 tetapi pemilihan semula AJK Mca Pusat akan melanjutkan tempoh kepada 2012 atau 2013.
  
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• Pengundian semula di peringkat AJK pusat dalam masa terdekat yang dicadangkan akan mencetuskan ketidakselarian tempoh jawatan di kalangan pemegang jawatan di peringkat cawangan, bahagian dan AJK Pusat dan sayap Pemuda dan Wanita .
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• Untuk mengatasi kecelaruan tempoh perjawatan dan juga menyelesaikan konflik politik di pelbagai peringkat parti, formula undian semula di peringkat pusat seharusnya diperluaskan menjadi pilihanraya semula di semua peringkat parti, termasuk sayap pemuda dan wanita.
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• Atas kepentingan parti dan demi kejujuran mengembalikan kuasa kepada 1 juta ahli, kumpulan di bawah pimpinan Liow Tiong Lai seharusnya menyetujui cadangan pilihanraya semula di semua peringkat dan bukannya memilih-milih sasaran.
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• Saya mempertikaikan kejujuran Ketua Pemuda Wee Ka Siong dan Ketua Wanita Chew Mei Fun, yang begitu ghairah memperjuangkan isu undian semula di badan induk MCA tetapi menolak cadangan mengadakan undian semula bagi AJK pusat sayap Pemuda dan Wanita. Ini adalah tidak adil pada Presiden dan semua AJK Pusat Mca.
  
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• Ahli-Ahli MCA menanya “di mana letaknya prinsip dan kejujuran Wee dan Chew sebagai pemimpin jikalau mereka sendiri tidak sanggup dan tidak berani menghadapi undian semula di kedua-dua sayap pemuda dan wanita ?
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• Sekiranya pemilihan tidak diadakan serentak di akar umbi dan sayap Pemuda dan Wanita, maka akan berlaku kejanggalan di mana tempoh habis Presiden dan AJK Pusat akan berbeza dengan tempoh sayap AJK Pemuda ,Wanita, Bahagian dan Cawangan.
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• Sekiranya Ketua Pemuda dan Ketua Wanita yang bertanggung-jawap memporak-perandakan MCA Pusat tidak turut dipilih semula, adakah masalah krisis MCA dapat diselesaikan hanya dengan pemilihan MCA Pusat sahaja?
  

Letter from I Love Malaysia....

This is an email I recieved from ..

I Love Malaysia

MCA = Malay-Controlled Association?

By now, just about every Malaysian has watched the most-lampooned political video on YouTube since VK Lingam's "correct, correct, correct"-- a full-grown deputy minister crying uncontrollably because he was left out of a weekly meeting of top MCA leaders.

Ignore the fact that this just shows how bottomless the self-esteem of MCA Youth chief Wee Ka Siong is. Or the fact that many of the videos on YouTube are tagged as "comedy" and have been used to elicit laughters on patients suffering from depression. Let's forget the fact that the skilfull execution of political theaterics was blown when the "producers" even placed a blue box of "Premier" tissue in front of Wee before the press conference commenced (can verify this from the various YouTube videos).

Cry baby Wee and his Wanita counterpart Chew Mei Fun was just putting up a show for Umno. The rabid Chinese media had already reported that just minutes before the November 18 press conference, he was seen laughing heartily when Kelantan Senator Alex Wong cracked a joke about DAP MP Fong Po Kuan's new hairstyle.

Well, the "show" paid off as the delirious Sin Chew group of newspapers went into a tailspin portraying Ong Tee Keat as the worst dictator since Gengis Khan. Immediately, the white-haired Sin Chew senior editor Kuik Cheng Kang alerted the press corp covering DPM in Rome who launched a tirade attacking OTK from several time zones away. The next day, Wee and gang got what they have been yearning for: PM confirmed he's stepping in to resolve the MCA problems.

(As BN chairman, Najib has every right to show his concerns since he's been pressing most of the right buttons to win back support in time for the 13th general election. But some MCA leaders have other devillish ideas.)

Why do MCA's Three Stooges (Liow Tiong Lai, Wee Ka Siong and Chew Mei Fun) want Malay-Umno to step in to Chinese-MCA affairs? That's because that is the only way they could get instant promotion in the MCA. Corrupted greed has possessed the trio who's willing to sell their souls to the Devil for a crest in front of their official Proton Perdana which reads "Menteri" or a door plate which says "MCA President".

The thing is, Wee and gang had wanted to get rid of OTK without dragging in Umno. After the October 10 EGM, Wee (through his puppet Liow) thought they had staged a coup when they got 23 MCA Central Committee members to sign a letter in Nikko Hotel asking OTK to resign, But the number of pro-Wee Ka Siong CC members has, as of last count, dropped to 10 (http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/articles/20091118204819/Article/index_html).

That's when WKS asked LTL to lead a delegation of 9 MCA MPs to see PM and threatened Najib that they would quit to join Pakatan Rakyat unless OTK was removed. They had wanted to harp on OTK not keeping to his words about quitting but realised that they too have not kept to theirs about resigning if the EGM did not favour OTK. Besides, OTK can only be removed if 2/3 of the CC EGM wanted to remove him.The plan to see PM failed miserably when only four MPs committed, including two siblings.

Caught on a backfoot, WKS decided that the next best thing is to get Umno to come in by playing victim and potraying OTK as villian who has has lost control of the MCA. Hence, the ceaseless calls for Maggi Mee (instant) fresh polls and pushing for the unlawful EGM. Then, Umno has justifications to stick its nose in.

How do you trust a man (WKS) who would resort to using extra-party (Umno) and unconstitutional (EGM) means to topple a leader after exhausting all legal and internal avenues? Would such a man not be subservient to Umno?

Could anyone even imagine LTL thumbing his nose at Umno if he were handed the MCA presidency on a silver platter? Can such a man stand up and be counted by the Chinese community when he had to rely on his successor in MCA Youth (WKS) to lead him on what to say and how to act? Didin't LTL already agree to the MCA Greater Unity Plan on October 20 but changed his mind after WKS and CMF returned from Geneva?

Vegetarian LTL would even take bak kut teh for a week to preserve his position going by how his balls shrank under interrogation from MACC officers on Nov 11 over the Toyota Alphard bribery case, in his own Health Ministry (not even Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam where Teoh Beng Hock was found dead).

Does Chew Mei Fun who recorded one of BN's biggest electoral defeats in March 8 in terms of voting majority, have the spine for ANYTHING at all besides sucking up to Ong Kah Ting?

Can these people even come near to Ong Tee Keat - despite his erratic character - in the way he stood up to the powerful forces in Umno by taking on the RM12.5 billion PKFZ scandal? Could they afford not to seek psychiatric treatment whenever the PM throws dirty glances at them when OTK himself had been censured not once, but twice by the Cabinet in the past (http://www.voiceofmalaysian.com/2008/10/06/i-have-been-yellow-carded-6-times-says-mcas-tee-keat/) ?

And speaking of PKFZ, where was the MCA Youth chief when OTK was at the firing range while getting to the bottom of the scandal? Instead of sticking his neck out for OTK - as the Youth wing is expected to - WKS stayed away to protect his cosy relations with Tiong King Sing, who's really backed by powerful quarters in Umno.

It is very telling just what kind of substance Mastermind Crybaby Actor (MCA) is made of if he can shed buckets of tears just because he's been left out of a weekly meeting (actually he could attend as an invited member but he chose to ignore that fact). That being the case, MCA (the political party) and the Chinese community should be the ones crying bucketloads if WKS is elevated. And their tears will be genuine, not like his crocodile ones.

The Invisible Man...

Theng (right) displays a copy of reports he claims proves the existence of the MCA “snoop squad”. — Picture by Lee Wei Lian

PETALING JAYA, Nov 21 — MCA’s mysterious “snoop squad”, which reportedly preyed on political rivals within the party but was dismissed as a hoax, has been blamed for the current leadership tussle by party elder Datuk Theng Book.

The former pro-tem chairman of the “Save MCA” campaign today urged party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat to reopen the case involving the shadowy unit, saying he has firm evidence to back his claims as it affected his client.

“Justice needs to be done for my client. It is not fair to say that my client is telling lies. The snoop squad is also the cause of today’s problems in MCA,” Theng told the reporters here.

Theng, acting as a lawyer for Wong Leong who lodged the original report over the snoop squad, claimed he received internal documents that corroborate the story of his client, even though a party investigation panel had dismissed claims of a snoop squad.

The above is a report by Malaysian Insider on the unfinished agenda of unseen hands behind the present MCA fracas.

Theng also claimed “invisible hands” were trying to topple popularly-elected leaders in order to impose “minority rule.”

Indeed Theng Bok knows very well what he is saying and who he is referring to. Many MCA members knew who the invisible hand was. This other hand is shadowy, manipulative and a great schemer. He had cunningly used and galvanized the third forces of PKFZ, the media, BN leaders etc. to achieve his purpose and agenda i.e. to plot the downfall of Ong Tee Keat.

One begin to question whether the PKFZ issue involves personality from MCA beyond meets the eye. Was the downfall of Ong Tee Keat at whatever cost on the party and the Chinese community neccessary to safeguard the interest or cover of so and so? Who is the closest link between Tun Ling Liong Sik and Tan Sri Chan Kong Choy? Why was there inconsistency and perceived cover-up on the greatest villain...

One begins to wonder, why did Umno interfere in Mca's crisis at this juncture when OTK had ride over the 'tsunami waves' of the party. Tee Keat had also regain control of the Central Committee with more than 2/3 support.

How can MCA be worse off when the lesdership is getting stronger where 2/3 support is an absolute support in democratic terms. All this was achieved in accordance with democracy and the MCA constitution without outside interference.

Why then did Umno leaders 'melatah' or over-react to cry babies? Are we sending the wrong signal to the public? Are we saying that it is alright to be rough and attack violently against establishment and institution with little basis. It is alright to be wild towards others on petty excuse but when the table is turned on the aggressor... start crying?

The sympathy game....Maybe robbers and thieves can start this crying culture when they were about to be punished and there will be saviors coming their way !!! Janganlah kasar..kesian dengan pendurhaka, penceroboh, penipu dan pengkhianat?

The last Central Committee meeting was the smoothest of the previous three since the EGM. The President had the support of more than 2/3 of the CC members whereby there was 23 in support and 10 diseenting votes with two abstained.

Why then is the DPM and PM interfering at this juncture? Is it because there were 8 to 9 MCA MPs threatening to jumped ship and putting pressure on the Prime Minister?

The untimely interference of an MCA internal administrative decision that was spun as a sacking, chop chop or burning and slashing is totally inconceivable and unacceptable.

The Greater Unity Plan was on course and the exclusion of the Youth
and Wanita Chief is a 'tick-off' for them to behave before allowing them into the Presidential Council that is only an administrative body. We cannot afford to be fighting in the Presidential Council every week we meet and allow the media continuous negative coverage.

Give the President a little time and the GUP would have succeeded and peace would have prevail. Otherwise, help us to tame the wild ones and not seen to be promoting and encouraging them.

Giving them a second bite of the 'Presidential Throne' is all they wanted now that they have lost control of the Central Committee. Or else why should they insist on an unconstitutional EGM of a minority?

Will the good conscience of the delegates and the public prevail to support Tee Keat's spirit of commitment, accountability and transparency ? His political management aside....

MCA Greater Unity Plan was on track and the party leadership is in control with more than 2/3 support. Didn't Liow reminded the President to respect the CC's decision.

Why did Liow continue to disrespect the CC decision after losing control of the CC and instead carry the battle to the street..oops to a minority of his aggressive supporters to disrupt and cause a perceived upheaval with no regard for the image and discipline of the party.

Is there no disciplines within the party? Why didn't the Prime Minister called up Liow & Gang to tick then off for being recalcitrant and rough....or advice him to be a team player instead of letting him run wild without respect for the CC or the MCA constitution?

Isn't that an easier way or solution to resolve the MCA crisis? Why should the party Constitution and interest be sacrificed or sidelined to appease an aggressive minority? Is this democracy at it's worst?

Why should the Prime Minister be seen to be interfering in the MCA internal affairs knowing that this will drive away the support and votes for MCA and BN in the coming general election?

Generally Chinese cannot accept traitors or people who sell out to lead them. Even if MCA delegates may succumb to temptation, vested interest or sell out, the average man in the street will make their own judgment come judgment day in the next general election.

This political psyche of non-acceptance of people who sold-out is prevalent in right thinking Asian minds. Budaya benci pengkhianat,pemberontak dan pendurhaka tetap dalam naluri kita...adakah budaya moden sudah tak takut di timpa daulat?...in Chinese we say running dogs, thus MCA was tagged as Umno running dogs...even though wrongly but it did damage our reputation, dignity and standing...

Fresh party polls must follow provisions of MCA Constitution

Press statement by MCA NGO Liaison Bureau chief Dato’ Ti Lian Ker

MCA NGO Liaison Bureau: Fresh party polls must follow provisions of MCA Constitution

With regard to recent calls for a fresh election, I would like to put on record that the President of MCA Dato’ Sri Ong Tee Keat had never had any objections for a fresh poll. He had wanted to seek a fresh mandate from the delegates on the 15th October Central Committee meeting. However, he cannot force a fresh election without compliance to the
party's constitution.

Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat was the first person who had mooted the idea for a fresh poll but was opposed vehemently by leaders who are not in favor of calling for a fresh poll. The proposal was resisted by Vice President Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai and some members of the Central Committee who shot it down during the CC Meeting on the 15th October.

The proposal tabled at the CC meeting dated 15/10/09 was immediately shot down by LTL & his group. This surprised the President who thought then that the CC members who had sworn to stand by him would vacate their CC seats en bloc through their resignation in order to pave way for a fresh poll in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. Nobody including the President, could ever dissolve the CC duly elected in accordance with the Constitution.

The Greater Unity Plan was thereafter proposed and accepted by Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and his supporters. The Greater Unity Plan was thus put into action to unite the party and towards a fresh election when tempers were cooled and the delegates are clear of the issues facing the party. As per the announcement of Datuk Seri Dr chua Soi Lek, we were planning to have a direct election in about 6 months time.

However the Greater Unity Plan was not accepted by Liow and company. They had instead insisted on an immediate election without regard to the grass root sentiment during the Greater Unity Plan briefing in the MCA HQ that wanted the party to settle down before calling for a fresh election in about 6 months. This GUP was endorsed by the Prime Minister who was briefed by the President and the Deputy President.

It is such a mockery that Liow's group is now harping on a fresh poll as if its their brainchild. They were deliberately silent on their objection to the idea of a fresh mooted by the President earlier. Their flip-flop is merely to derail the GUP and to embarrass the party and the President by inviting the interference of the Prime Minister and his Deputy. The recent events had clearly revealed their true sense of democracy and integrity.

On the fresh poll date, the President have no qualms with next March 2010, if the new electoral system involving the Divisional delegates is ready. In the interest of the party, we should be able to discuss and settle our problems internally from within the party. There is no necessity to force a perception that we are unable to sit down and discuss civilly with one another towards an amicable settlement of any dispute within the party.

Datuk Ti Lian Ker
MCA NGO Liaison Bureau chairman

Open Letter.

V. Sreedaran Nair November 22 at 8:00pm

DATO' I M A PRODUCT OF MCA DUNGUN TERENGGANU, WHEN I WAS SCHOOLING IN SRJK (CINA) KWANG HWA DUNGUN FROM 1971 - 1976, BEING POOR AND HANDICAPPED, IT WAS MCA WHO GAVE ME BURSARIES TO STITCH SCHOOL PANTS/SHIRTS/STATIONERIES PLUS SCHOOL FEES WHICH WERE REDEEMABLE AT MCA DUNGUN. I NEVER FORGET THEM. TODAY DUE TO MY HUAWEN EDUCATION I M PURSUING A PHD IN LAW PART TIME AT UUM, COLLEGE OF LAW. (HUOK TAU LAU, TUK TAU LAU).

WHEN I FIRST ENTERED UKM TO STUDY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, BEING A BUDDHIST/HANCIPAPPED AND POOR, THE YBAM FROM PENANG GAVE ME A ONE OFF BURSARY OF RM 800, THAT WAS HELPFUL.I THANKED THEM FOR IT.

DATO, FORGET ABOUT THE SELFISH PERPETRATORS, THEY ARE DOING DOING MORE HARM THAN GOOD. WITHOUT THE HELP OF MCA/BN, THIS POOR HANDICAPPED INDIAN MAN (I CONSIDER MYSELF HANDY CAPABLE) WOULD HAVE NEVER GOT OUT OF POVERTY CYCLE/NEVER HAD GONE TO UNIVERSITIES. TODAY, DATO', THANKS TO OUR PRESENT GOVERNMENT, I M READING MY 4TH DEGREE IN UUM WHICH IS SUBSIDISED BY BN GOVERNMENT.

THE OPPOSING PARTIES INCLUDING THE OPPOSITION CAN TALK TILL COWS COME HOME, THEY CAN NEVER RUN THE COUNTRY, THEY CAN NEVER BRING PROSPERITY TO OUR NATION. THIS COUNTRY IS BUILT ON STRENGTH OF DIVISITY BUT UNITY LIKE THE GREATNESS AMERICA HAD, LETS WORK TO ACHIEVE IT.

DATO', I M WILLING TO COME FORWARD AND VOUCH FOR THE HELP MCA/BN (SORRY, NOT MIC) GIVEN ME TO GET ME OUT OF THE VICIOUS POVERTY CYCLE I WAS LIVING BEFORE GRADUATING FROM UKM.

I M A PROUD CITIZEN OF MY COUNTRY, I BELIEVE AND STILL BELIEVE, A STRONG, SOLID MCA WILL STILL BE ABLE TO HELP OTHERS IN THEIR GOALS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE, I STAND TESTIMONY TO THIS STATEMENT. WHY WOULD MCA HELP AN INDIAN STUDENT LIKE ME IN TERENGGANU IF NOT FOR THEIR SOCIAL JUSTICE GOALS.

I HOPE THE OTHER SIDE WILL SEE THE NEED FOR A SOLID MCA, A UNITED MCA, RATHER THAN BICKERING OVER EVERYTHING. INSTEAD THEY SHOULD GET DOWN TO RUNNING THE COUNTRY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INSTEAD.


I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST.