Pornstar Soi Lek goes for MCA presidency

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Former MCA deputy president, Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek confirms he will join the presidential race today. - Picture by Jack Ooi

By Clara Chooi

KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Former MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today confirmed he would join the presidential race this March 28, paving the way for a fiery three-cornered fight with estranged incumbent Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting.

Dr Chua, who was in the very eye of the storm that had started the party crisis last year, made his expected announcement amid much pomp and pageantry at the Corus Hotel here this afternoon.

As expected, he was flanked by former vice-president Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, confirming speculations that the duo had teamed up as partners to vie for the party’s top two posts.

Kong had yesterday announced his bid for the post of deputy president and will compete with fellow former vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, who made his intention known this morning.

A large crowd of hundreds of party delegates and supporters from various states had earlier gathered outside the lobby of the hotel, armed with large banners and chanting and blowing whistles as a show of support for Dr Chua.

“We do not want a hero. We want a leader for all. We will fight to the very end,” they chanted.

One party delegate shouted that Dr Chua was the best choice as he was a leader for the grassroots and not a person who was just hungry for power.

As Dr Chua made his entrance into the hotel ballroom, he was greeted with deafening applause and shouts of support, mirroring the 64-year-old party leader’s popularity despite the sex scandal that had stained his otherwise clean political career in 2007.