Gangster or Civil Culture...

A good kung fu teacher is a tremendous blessing and finding a great master is akin to finding a gem in a haystack. If you are unfortunate to have encountered a bad master, you must know when to stop his influence and move on your own...

I have been asked to comment on an AGM Resolution by MCA Kuantan Division repeatedly and I had refused on several occassions in the larger interest of the party.

The Resolution by 111 Divisional delegates unanimously requested YB Pang Tzu Ming to move his service center to his constituency of Indera Mahkota on the following reasons:-

(1) He had raised hundreds of thousands from the public and had spent another big sum of money on renovation. As of to date his Indera Mahkota building is perceived to be a white elephant.

pang tsu ming

Thus in the interest of public service, an additional premise is better than one. His argument that two premises will inconvenient the public is weak, lame and baseless.

Firstly, the two service centers are meant to be complimentary and the public are welcomed to any of the centers irrespective of whether they are Indera Mahkota or Kuantan Parliamentary constituents. Meaning anybody can go to Indera Mahkota or Kuantan service center according to their convenience.

Like they said two stations gives the people an option and will provide competition and better services. Further this is in line with our Prime Minister's Key Performance Index or KPI services.

(2) He had argued that Kuantan MCA had invited him to join the service center.

Again, we must put on record that Kuantan MCA had never extended any invitation to him in 2004. If there is any invitation, it is Datuk Fu Ah Kiow's personal wish and command. Further Pang had no buildings of his own then.

Pang is a perceived trouble maker who had lost and failed to retain his Divisional Youth post in Kuantan in the year 1999. His outstanding credibility is his close proximity to Chan Kong Choy who had through his political muscles elevated Pang as a candidate in Semambu state seat in the 2004 general election despite being rejected by the Divisional Youth in the party election.

In less than a year after his election as Adun, Pang's Indera Mahkota Divisional acting Chairman Yap Yeow Ho and his Branch Youth Chairman Randy Yap left the party to form GERAKAN citing irreconcilable differences. Yap Yeow Ho was his political mentor and business partner.Randy Yap is his immediate nighbor in a semi-detached house.

(3) I had been serving for two terms in Indera Mahkota with continuous popular support from 1995 to 2004. In 2004, I had won with the highest majority in Pahang.

I had gradually ascended from a Vice Chairman , Deputy Chairman and the Divisional Chairman in 2oo5. Again Pang had undermined and sabotaged me with the muscles of Chan Kong Choy.

In the recent 2008 general election, Kong Choy had forcefully disregarded the Kuantan MCA unanimous AGM resolution supporting me to continue as a candidate to retain my Teruntum seat despite personal undertakings and promises made by him.

This was done with a hidden political agenda to displaced me permanently. I had obediently abided by the party's decision despite protest from Barisan Nasional leaders and Mca grassroots.

I had continued to chair the Election Working Committee and mobilized the party machinery. The political mistake by Mca HQ had cost and contributed to the lost of two Parliamentary seats and a state seat by marginal votes largely due to internal politics in Kuantan district.

Similarly in Cameron Highlands Tanah Rata, a similar political exercise had resulted in the victory of an Independent candidate over DAP and BN. Kong Choy is now history and struggling for political credibility and Ka Ting had taken responsibility of the losses in the last general election.

Pang is still at his best fighting his shadows. He never stop undermining and sabotaging his perceived enemies. He had influenced my successor and his business partner YB Chang Hong Seong, an amicable fella to continue his political agenda to finish me off by challenging me in the party election last year of which I had won with more than 2/3 majority support . After the party election, I had prayed for peace and stability.

However, Chang had attempted to dislocate and displace the Kampung Baru Village head by offering the post to a few who were not tempted and refused to be a political tool or bullet. There were others.

(4) Recently, Pang had formed a political service committee by incorporating Paya Besar, Indera Mahkota and Kuantan colleagues without notifying or consulting Kuantan MCA Division. The formation was widely publicized and is only a political exercise as they were never functional.

Kuantan had been the core spirit and service of the district all this while. Pang is in our Kuantan premise and he chose to disregard and belittled us consciously and intentionally.

Is this the way to be courteous to a hospitable host? It is not only bad manners but unbecoming of a leader. Are we being too kind in rendering him free services and support?

Due to the inability and the refusal of Pang to cultivate a friendly working relationship with MCA Kuantan , Kuantan Divisional delegates had made a decision during the AGM suggesting Pang to return to his premise that have been left empty most of the time.

This is in the larger interest of MCA and BN in the spirit of Key Performance Index. We can see from here who is performing and who is enjoying...

Pang had through the media denied that he had received any notice from Kuantan MCA. Pursuant to his public call for a notice, I had to instruct the Secretary to forward a notice to the effect and intent of the delegates in accordance with the mechanism of the party.

Previously I had halted and held back the notice for about a year despite decisions by the Divisional Committee that Pang should move back to his premise. I had avoided a public spate on this matter until Pang incited and called his Indera Mahkota members for a discussion but turned it into a media attack on me personally.

Once again, it is proven that Pang had said one thing and do another. He had said that we should not go to the press in the interest of the party but he had lambasted MCA Kuantan and it's delegates for daring to suggest that he move to his premise.

He had incited his Setali Branch Vice Chairman businessman who had no idea or inkling of what is going on here; to publicly attacked me and held me personally responsible for a decision made by delegates in the AGM.

This businessman is also the same man who had felt embarassed by Pang for not helping him in resolving his 30 over foreign workers being locked up by the immigration a three years back and he had to turn to me despite the fact that Pang is also a YB and his Chairman. He had to wait for me to come back from Khmer Rouge to resolve his predicament.

If MCA through its AGM had passed a resolution, is the President of MCA going to be held responsible? Pang need to be educated on the mechanism and disciplines of the running of a party. Maybe he had been following 'kongsi gelap'culture and had failed to comprehend or follow a civil political culture.

He should be civil to his host i.e. Kuantan MCA. Just give me a line and I will call the respective Divisional leaders for a dialog to resolve this personal matter amicably.

Why involve Indera Mahkota members who are generally my friends and I had served them for two terms as an Adun. By flexing his muscles or throwing his tantrums in a gangster-like style will not scare me.

I had withstand worst political crisis and refused to 'Kow Tow' to bigger Taikors despite being drag down the mud for I had been seen to be too pretty. Remember the gangster movies. Don't look too smart or clever if you are a small fella.

Call me stubborn or recalcitrant but that is my trait. Pang should have known better than to try his bullying or intimidating tactics on me. Maybe Pang has lost his direction now that his political master is missing inaction?

My advice to Pang as a fellow member is to touch base. Act in good faith.Be sincere. Reflect upon yourself...why is it that MCA Kuantan delegates do not welcome you anymore in their premise? I had quietly accepted stones and mud thrown my way, but Kuantan delegates cannot accept your underhand tactics anymore...

As a leader, I will still help to resolve and overcome his problem...God willing!