MCA to launch foundation in honour of founder
MCA President, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his deputy, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek (left) paid their respects at the grave of MCA's founder, Tun Tan Cheng Lock. - Picture by Cho Choy May
MELAKA, Jan 3 — MCA will be launching a foundation in honour of its first president, the late Tun Tan Cheng Lock.
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said the foundation would look into the welfare of the needy irrespective of ethnicity.
Besides this, he said, the party would also be naming one of the floors of its headquarters, Wisma MCA in Kuala Lumpur, after him.
Ong told this to reporters after making a visit to Cheng Lock’s grave at the Kampung Musai Chinese cemetery here today.
He was accompanied by other top MCA leaders including deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
Besides paying their respects to Cheng Lock, the leaders also did the same for Cheng Lock’s son, the late Tun Tan Siew Sin, whose grave lies besides his father’s.
Siew Sin had also been a president of the MCA. Ong further vowed to continue with the vision the two late leaders had for MCA and added that the party would redouble its efforts in this direction taking into consideration the changed times.
Cheng Lock, who came from a well to do family in Melaka, was born on April 5 1883 and was among the founders of the MCA, which was set up on Feb 27 1949.
He led MCA till 1958. He died on Dec 13, 1960. The MCA is the second largest party of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. — Bernama
The leaders of MCA should use this occasion to put aside all their differences first to honour the founder of the party. The way of GUP can unite the party and the chinese community do hope leaders of MCA use their wisdom and great patience to solve the present crisis. No one is a winner in this huddle , only losers we can see.To give everyone a chance , may be the only solution.
ReplyDeleteDo you think the 3 Brutus think the same? Not in a thousand years.
ReplyDeleteAfter all the machan macham in MCA the party still think of retaining the rebel trio and give them a chance. What kind of party is this that does not take into consideration the high moral ground of MCA constitution. If the trio are there that will spell the end of MCA. The party should not compromise on issues such as betrayal of party cause such as the trio are trying to invite malay supremacy into the party . This is worse than the most heinous crime a criminal has ever committed. I bet the demise of MCA is imminent as the party is about to stage a very important funeral burial if the trio are allowed in the party after the recent fiasco.
ReplyDeleteMCA must move forward with such initiatives. It is important to show pace. It is good to show things moving. Fighting with each other day in and day out is destructive.
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