Don't let MCA 'weeping drama' influence events

I refer to the Malaysiakini report 'Disowned' duo make tearful plea for EGM.

Liow Tiong Lai's faction or generally referred to as the 'Third Force' is just a splinter faction from Ong Tee Keat' main force after the Oct 10 EGM. Ong inherited these 'political babies' when their joint mentors Chan Kong Ckoy and Ong Ka Ting suddenly faded into forced retirement after the 2008 March general election.

Initially, this group of 'babies' were mentored to take over from Ka Ting and Kong Choy when both retired willingly. But men can only propose and destiny had it that the Ka Ting and Kong Choy combination could not survive longer than one term.

Ka Ting Kong Choy are gone for good but their residual influence continues to haunt the party, particularly during turbulent times. This is 'puppet politics' and MCA cannot live on puppet politics just as Umno cannot live under the shadows of Dr Mahathir Mohamad or Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Therefore, Ong made the right move when he purged these people from the MCA presidential council earlier this week.

There is nothing to cry about actually. Wee Ka Siong and Chew Mei Fun are the culprits behind the current crisis starting with the sacking of Chua Soi Lek on Aug 26 . Thereafter, immediately after the Oct 10 EGM, Wee and Chew led by Liow jumped into action to grab power through the Oct 15 central committee meeting.

Had they succeeded on that fateful day, Chew would have replaced Ng Yen Yen and Wee would take over from Ong as full ministers. Look how great the rewards are so no wonder Wee and Chew were so tireless in working for the removal of Ong whether constitutional or otherwise.

Why must they cry? All they need to do is not cry but self-reflect and soul search for what they had done to Soi Lek on the night of Aug 26. Both Chew and Wee were talking flamboyantly and rebutted sharp questions from the press on the issue of democracy in MCA when they joined forces to push for the sacking of Chua.

To them, at that point of the time, it was alright and perfectly democratic to sack a popularly elected deputy president. Now that Ong has used his presidential powers to remove them from an appointed post, they pretend to be upset. Wee and Chew cried foul and wept openly to capitalise on public sympathy. This is a very much a drama prearranged to arouse public sentiment over a small political matter.

Why cry? Cry for what? Cry for the rakyat's sufferings or for their own political agenda? They cried jointly so that more people will join them in subverting MCA by playing a game called 'a party within a party'.

They cried jointly so that more members will stand behind them and be fooled by them into pursuing the illegal Nov 28 EGM. Have they ever thought how Chua Soi Lek supporters felton Aug 26?

Now that Najib Abdul Razak the prime minister can offer to help, the PM must help to get rid of Ong Ka Ting's and Chan Kong Choy's puppet politics in MCA for otherwise the MCA will never be peaceful. The prime minister himself has suffered enough by Mahathir's puppeteering in Umno, so he knows what to do.

On the issue of fresh elections, it is something not worth trying for there is no guarantee that fresh polls will bring about a balanced team. Before the fresh polls are held, everybody will swear to abide by the outcome but the losers will not return to the fold. The loser will not accept graciously the fact that they are losers.

Just like what is happening right now, the Liow faction which commands no majority in the central committee, refuses to abide by the central committee's decision. Liow wants to have an EGM to push for fresh polls, even if it means holding an illegal session for the 2,380 central delegates on Nov 28.

They understand no democracy and their democratic convictions hold true only when they are in charge of running the party. The moment other factions run the show, Liow and his followers will go all out to disrupt everything including subverting the party constitution.

So why carry on with fresh polls when no definite and secured solution can emerge from the ballot box? The work of Liow faction is more or less like the Pakatan Rakyat parties. They are only comfortable when democratic elections happen to bring victory to them. When this does not happen, Pakatan parties will often blame the Election Commission for the slightest mistake.

Come on, MCA does not belong to the 10 CC members only. Just because only 10 rightful CC members and a couple of frustrated leaders harp on EGM and fresh elections over and over again, we quickly conclude that the situation is very serious. Are we putting too much pressure on ourselves and are we being fair to MCA members at large?

Are we unduly influenced by the scenes of the two deputy ministers weeping openly, and jump to conclude that something very serious has happened in the MCA? Is weeping a sign of a political crisis or is it just an indication of emotional weakness?

We have got to be sensible and reasonable. Nobody should make use of this 'weeping drama' to influence political events. Politics is meant for the courageous and people who are emotionally- matured.

If we allow ourselves to be so easily influenced by tears, we may as well amend the Election Act to make way for the underaged people to participate in the voting process. By doing that, more people will weep openly when something goes only slightly wrong.

The Chinese Community has been Shamed by those to tried to seek public sympathy by crying on tv .

Real Malu , leaders of MCA crying . First in the history of MCA .

Shame on you Wee and shamed on you Chew









Dr Chua admits MCA council revamp a PR disaster

By Lee Wei Lian

PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 – MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek (picture) acknowledged today that the presidential council revamp on Wednesday which saw nearly half the members aligned to Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai axed by the president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat was a “public relations disaster.”

“It gave rise to the perception that the president is being personal,” said Dr Chua.

However, he blasted Youth and Wanita chiefs Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong and Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun for saying that there was no democracy in MCA.

“They were party to the decision to sack me even though I was duly elected as deputy president. And even after I was sacked, I did not cry and say there was no democracy but I just went and reversed the decision via an EGM,” said Dr Chua referring to the emotional outburst by Wee and Chew in a dramatic press conference immediately after the announcement of their removal from the presidential council on Wednesday.

He said that the president has powers to appoint whoever he wishes to the council but it was hoped that the power would be used “wisely.”

By convention, he said, the Youth and Wanita chiefs were appointed as were all ministers and deputy ministers but, at the same time, it was not right to say there was no longer any representation by the wings.

“They will be invited and other leaders from the wings have been appointed,” he noted.

Chua backs fresh MCA polls in March but not EGM II

PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 – MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek says that he supports fresh party elections but not the November 28 extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by his rival Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai for the same purpose.

“I do not support defective EGM resolutions,” he said pointing out that for fresh elections to happen two thirds of the central committee must resign and that should be made a resolution which is was not.

Dr Chua said that March would be the best date as January and February is the Chinese New Year holiday season but that if the party wanted to do fresh elections using the proposed new model of involving direct elections of the president, it would require constitutional amendments which would see elections happening only six to eight months down the road.

But The Mentally Retarded Youth Chief has this to say :

Wee: Why wait till March for fresh MCA polls?

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 - Axed presidential council member Datuk Wee Ka Siong (picture) said today that there should not be any reason why fresh party elections should have to wait till March 2010 as “everything is ready for party elections.”

“I am glad to hear that Chua Soi Lek is agreeable to party elections. However I disagree with his proposal to have it in March next year.

“We have the central delegates’ list. Everything is ready. Why wait?” said Wee, who is MCA National Youth Chief.

According to Wee, fresh polls are needed urgently as the party is currently in a state of total chaos and everyone who is not favoured by MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat ends up being booted out from the presidential council.

“I do not see the need for delay simply because I am scared of having so many CC (Central Committee) and PC (Presidential Council) meetings in such short notices.

“Every time we have these meetings, there is sure to be someone who ends up getting axed,” exclaimed Wee, referring to what recently happened to him and Wanita MCA chief Datuk Paduka Chew Mei Fun.

Crocodile Tears




















KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 - Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai today blasted MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat after the latter reshuffled the presidential council and dropped eight members seen to be aligned to Liow.

In a dramatic press conference which saw axed former presidential council members Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong and Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun shed tears, Liow spoke of lofty principles such as democracy and lamented the alleged lack of it in MCA. Is Democrazy means rule by the minority ? Liow please don't talk cock here .

“The president elected his own people and eliminated those who disagreed with him so he can have absolute power in the presidential council and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” said Liow. Elected ? Appointed would be correct , however perhaps how could the presidential council function with all your monkeys in there making a mockery of the whole presidential council ?

“MCA is a family at war. MCA is engaging in the politics of slash and burn. The president disowned the youth and wanita. This is a serious matter. And this can be seen as the last straw that broke the camel’s back.”The president disowned two unforgivable , irresponsible , power crazy , mentally retarded idiots . This is not war but rebellion .

Liow urged MCA delegates to “rise up” and turn up in full force at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on November 28 that is proposing fresh party polls.

“This is the time to make a decision to change party for better. MCA must return to the politics of values and uphold the fundamental democratic principles,” he said.

Liow however acknowledged that Ong was within his rights as president to appoint new members to the council.

Wee, who used up a pile of tissues during the press conference, pointed out that when the MCA president was the youth chief, he was still elected to the presidential council even though he had conflicts with then president Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik. But he never back stabbed the president . Times are different then , when Ling ghad absolute power and no one dared oppose him .

He vowed to fight on to “return democracy” and prevent the party from being “monopolised” by just a few. Yeah correct , a few meaning the 12 idiots in the CC

A visibly agitated Chew likened the dropping of the youth and women’s wing chiefs from the presidential council as making the “MCA without wings”. Pigs can fly , they don't need wings .

Ong however defended the move saying that “as and when we need to reshuffle, we will do it.” I have no problem with this .Reshuffle , any organisation needs one , once in a while to improve its performance .

'Hard to feel pity' for tearful MCA duo


















'They cried not because they want an EGM, they cried because they are going to lose their ministerial posts. Their ministerial perks are now at stake.'

'Disowned' duo make tearful plea for EGM

Al: What is there to cry about? PJ Utara kicked out Chew Mei Fun in favour of Tony Pua. Since March 8, 2008, she has been a deputy minister essentially without popular consent, while the people's choice, Tony Pua, has been arrested by the police. I find it hard to feel any pity for the likes of her.

Louis: They cried not because they want an EGM, they cried because they are going to lose their ministerial posts. Their ministerial perks are at stake. I suggest that all MCA delegates refrain from attending the EGM on Nov 28. There's no point to it. It's only a waste of time.

Think about how much time was lost over the bickering for positions. Please proceed with the real business now. Liow Tiong Lai, Chew Mei Fun and Wee Ka Siong should resign and get out already. Run and come back later. As of now, all three of them 'tak laku already'.

Ivan Yeo: Are both of you crying for yourselves because you have been sacked? Or are you crying for the rakyat because of their daily struggle to put food on the table, obtain milk for their young children, pay for their transportation fees, etc? Shame on the MCA.

Malaysians Are Not Stupid: 'Those who live by the sword die by the sword' aptly applies to these political clowns. What have they done for the Chinese community?

Did they shed a single drop of tear when the rights of the Chinese were eroded? Did they shed a single drop of tear when the Chinese were bullied? I am sure they did not.

Why? Because they have a vested interest in keeping quiet. Now that their privileges are being removed, they cry buckets and buckets of tears. Please go quietly and do not disgrace us anymore.

Jeffrey Yew: Nice crocodile tears there. I'm not a MCA supporter at all, but here are the facts:

1. Ong Tee Keat and Dr Chua Soi Lek were a democratically-elected pair to begin with.

2. During the Oct 10 EGM, shadowy forces sought to remove this democratically-elected pair through undemocratic means

3. The ROS' decision restored the democratically-elected pair

If they, Chew Mei Fun and Wee Ka Siong, are so concerned about the democratic process, they should wait until the next MCA election proper to come back. Chew has no business talking about democracy as she is a 'backdoor' deputy minister.

Multi Racial: I read with amazement what some politicians are prepared to do. In the first place, why are these two crying publicly? If they say they are crying for the democratic process, we all know that is hogwash.

If they are fighting for the democratic process, then why stay in MCA? They could do it better outside of BN. If they say they do it out of love for the MCA and if they truly love MCA, then they should cooperate with its president and deputy president.

Don't stir up trouble publicly. We should ask them why they rejected the second EGM called by Ong Tee Keat earlier. I think all politicians should take note that Malaysians have changed.

We are more educated, we are better informed, we realise the importance of good governance and efficient government services. We all want an end to corruption and racism.

Please, no more acting, no more nonsense. All honest and sincere politicians from all parties should work together now.

Ngawangjimpa: Even if Chew Mei Fun and Wee Ka Siong were to cry like a cascading waterfall, no one would sympathise with them. They entered into a high-stakes game and lost even before the Nov 28 EGM begins.

Had the duo won, they would now be smiling with mouths as big as football goal posts.

Steve: A few days ago, they were shouting like horses. Now they're putting on a 'crocodile tears show'.

Brutus's Conspirators Guillotined

Liow’s men axed from MCA presidential council

Liow’s supporters have been axed from presidential council. — File pic

Baby , baby , daddy say please don't cry !

By Lee Wei Lian

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat today reshuffled the presidential council which saw the axing of several members aligned to his rival Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Among those dropped in the reshuffle were Youth chief Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, Wanita chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, Datuk Wee Jeck Seng and Wong Nai Chee.

New faces include Datuk Tan Chai Ho, who is aligned to deputy president Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek.

The president has the discretion to appoint whoever he wishes but Liow described the move as politics of "slash and burn".

"It is a reshuffle, and not fair to say they have been axed," said Ong.

MORE TO COME

Update : Those sack includes Wee Jack Seng , Wong Nai Chee , Chor Chee Heung and Hou Kok Chung .

On Chew , this is what Dr Chua recalled , that when he previously called for an EGM, Chew had declared in closed-door sessions that she would resign if a motion of no confidence against Ong was passed and Dr Chua's MCA membership reinstated.

The former health minister told reporters on Wednesday that Chew had been saying she would resign all too often to the extent that it had discredited her.

'Back door listing'

Dr Chua described the Wanita leader, who is Deputy Women, Family and Community Development minister, as ‘talented.’

“She is the only Chinese politician out of seven million in the country to have been given a government post despite being defeated with a huge majority (in the 2008 general election).

He akin her appointment as ‘a backdoor listing in the stock exchange’, adding that politically this is called ‘morality.’

“She can lose and yet can come back. When people in the MCA lose, none have a chance to come back. She is the only one.”

Article 46 of the Constitution:

"There shall be established from amongst the members of the Central Committee a Presidential Council which shall consist of the President, the Deputy President, one or more Vice-Presidents, the Secretary-General, the Treasurer- General, the National Organising Secretary and not more
than ten (10) other members appointed by the President in his ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, who likewise may terminate such appointment if and when he thinks fit."