Removing Chua vital to revitalizing MCA

This ia an old letter from J Khoo , however I still find it relevant to post his letter .

The story is familiar by now. MCA decides Chua Soi Lek is a liability and drops him like a hot potato over his involvement in a sex DVD scandal. Chua will not stand for it and fights back.

The simmering tension between MCA president Ong Tee Keat and Chua finally breaks out into the open. It’s an ongoing drama that is developing even as you read these words in the Mirror.

Chua’s dismissal was expected and it was only a question of when he would be booted out. Showing him the door was a good move that would augur well for the future of MCA.

Chua claims he faces a “second political murder”. But ever since he was made the MCA deputy president, Chua has been making what the party deems as self-serving and unreasonable demands.

He wanted to be appointed a senator and health minister. When Ong did not satisfy his demands, Chua fought him, dragging the party into the current mess.

As the MCA leader, Ong is his own man and regarded as the best person to lead the party after the 2008 political tsunami.

But he had to contend with a resurgent Chua, who enjoys strong support from the party’s central delegates.

This is a case of two tigers going head to head and one is bound to get hurt.

Ong also realises that if he allows the skirmishes to drag on, it would weaken MCA even more.

He had outflanked Chua, making it a point to inform the prime minster and deputy prime minister about the dismissal motion before making an official announcement. As a result, Chua was deprived of an avenue of strong support namely Umno.

He was left with three options:

1. Appeal to the MCA disciplinary board within 14 days;
2. If the appeal fails, his supporters would carry out a national signature campaign, with the aim of holding an extraordinary meeting to remove Ong, thus regaining his position in the party; or
3. If he can’t muster enough support to hold an EGM, he and his son Chee Yong would cross over to Pakatan, and join former MCA leader Chua Jui Meng.

Chua’s political demise has been written on the wall ever since the sex scandal broke cover last year.

When the shameful deed was exposed, he had decided to resign as health minister and withdraw from all MCA posts. He should have stayed out.

Petaling Jaya police, citing clause 337A of the Penal Code, have re-opened the sex scandal file based on a public (a MCA party member) report for committing unnatural sex acts, and had summoned Chua to record his statement.

Chua’s girlfriend who was filmed performing fellatio on him has yet to come forward to have her statement taken. Because of her absence, the police are unable charge Chua, who is married.

With the scandal still hanging over Chua’s head, it was hard for Ong to recommend him to be a senator or health minister.

Chua enjoys strong support from factions within the party.

But Ong is undeterred and he has the courage to stand up for principles by expelling a tainted party leader as part of efforts to reform MCA.

It is the righteous thing to do and the righteous shall prevail.

Johnny Khoo,