Gerakan is doing Right and Reasonably. MCA is doing Wrong and Irresponsibly.

In TV news, TS Koh Tsu Kun explained that Gerakan would not be taking up government posts in the Cabinet, but Gerakan members will continue to serve as Ahli Majlis, etc.  This is reasonable.

But MCA DS Dr Chua Soi Lek, on the contrary, appears to be irresponsible by getting all MCA members NOT to take any government posts including Cabinet ministers, deputy ministers, political secretaries, Ahli Majlis, Ketua Kampung, JKKK and Ahli Pelawat Hospital.  This is overdoing and irresponsible act!!  How can MCA stop serving the interests of Malaysian Chinese?

I hope that MCA members can ponder upon this issue.

In the press conference, Dr Chua mentioned that “not accepting any government post” was a resolution made during MCA AGM 2011 and 2012, and not a decision by himself or Liow.  Going back to history, it was Dr Chua who first talked about “not accepting any government post” if MCA’s performance in 13GE is poorer than 12GE.  It was Dr Chua who influenced the Presidential Council, and Central Committee to agree with him on this policy matter.  Needless to say, all these Central Committee (Leaders) echo back the similar message to the respective Central Delegates in all Divisions.  Of course during AGM, the Central Delegates being obedient leaders themselves agreed and voted in this resolution.

MCA Leadership of National/Central, State and Division levels must seriously reconsider this policy of “not accepting any government post”.  Not accepting post in Cabinet will be fine.  Not accepting any post in Majlis, JKKK and Lembaga Pelawat Hospital is definitely Overdoing and Irresponsible.

All-out battle within MCA is brewing...

Cronology of Events:
Fri, April 11, 2013 - Unofficial list of BN-MCA Candidates was known.  Division Chiefs and imcumbent YBs who were not happy with the List started some action.  Some went to the papers to voice directly and indirectly to the President.  I suppose that was a last-minute appeal to President CSL to reconsider the Candidates list.

Mon, April 15, 2013 - PM Najib awarded the Surat Watikah to the Candidates via the Heads of BN Component Parties and through State BN Heads.

As a result of the confirmation of Candidates, the unhappy Division Chiefs and incumbent YBs became very dissatisfied.  Some Pegawai Penyelaras who did not become Candidates also felt devastated, having spent the last few years being very active in the respective Constituencies.
As all know, some went to the extent of going to the Media (Press, Alternate Media, TV) to express discontent over the appointed Candidates.

From the date of Surat Watikah till Nomination Day, I have heard my MCA friends from various states talking about who (which Division) is collaborating, and planning to launch an "attack" on President CSL during forthcoming Party Elections.  I suppose this was mainly due to dissatisfaction over who was chosen to be Candidate.

All kinds of stories and guesses were made over Why This Leader was not chosen as Candidate, Why Another Lesser Leader was chosen as Condidate.  Truth was really not known.  Stories of Lesser Leaders lobbying with BN-UMNO hence bypassing MCA President were also heard.

Sat, April 20, 2013 - Nomination Day.  Unfavored Candidates were rather obvious.  Majority of the Division members were not there at the Nomination Day if the Candidates were not in the Division's favour.
You see.... this signals a split within MCA.  MCA members are not always supporting MCA Candidate.  (The sickness of "the Candidate is not from our Team, so we don't care.")

A few days before the Election Day, 2 crucial events took place.
1)  Rumours about 40k Bangladeshis being flown in to vote as Phantom Voters.
2)  Lee Chee Leong bought a Lamborghini.  Although LCL denied the allegation, the harm was made worse with him threatening to sue the Person Who Alleged This and the issue became hotter and more popular.  When I talked to a Perak MCA guy who knows LCL personally, he was not surprised if LCL bought a Lamborghini.  Even Ong Ka Chuan owns a Ferrari, having net wealth of over RM500 million (estimated). LCL and his siblings are very rich, due to the inheritance left by their late father.
The TRUTH was never known.  But the Chinese all over the country decided to punish BN-MCA, BN-Gerakan and BN-SUPP.

Sun, May 5, 2013 - the D-Day i.e. Election Day.
Results were out.  DAP had outrageous Success. On the other hand, Chinese-dominated Component Parties, i.e. MCA, Gerakan, and SUPP, suffered tremendous Defeat.

Mon, May 6, 2013 - wee hours in the morning.
President CSL announced that MCA would not be accepting Government posts...I think, this means not accepting any Cabinet positions (Minister, Deputy Minister, Political Secretary).

Mon, May 6, 2013 - late morning/noon.
President CSL announced that he would NOT be seeking re-election as President in the forthcoming MCA party election.
(Mr President, you want to wash hand after Defeat?  Just like former President Ong Ka Ting?)

Mon, May 6, 2013 - noon.
MCA Youth (was it Central or a certain Division?) had a Press Conference to ask President CSL to quit.
(Question: Who was behind this?  Who would benefit from CSL's resignation?  Without doubt, all the MPs from MCA who have chance to become Minister, Deputy Minister, and Political Secretary.  Without doubt, I think, those who are vying to replace CSL as President.)

Mon, May 6, 2013 - evening.
In TV news and online newspapers, CSL's announcement about not seeking re-election as President was out.  Has CSL bowed to the pressure from other MCA Top Leaders?  Is CSL going to be the Scapegoat?  Just like OKT?

Recalling MCA's defeat at 308 (12GE on March 8, 2008)... MCA President Ong Ka Ting left the President's post to take the blame for MCA's poor performance for 12GE.
Ong Tee Keat took over as President.  He "installed" his own people in the CC and supported his own people within the respective Divisions.  Dissatisfaction was brewing.
After that, MCA was thrown into turbulence.  Several major factions were formed:  Ong Tee Keat, Ong brothers (OKT, OKC), Chua Soi Lek, Liow Tiong Lai, Wee Ka Siong, Kong Cho Ha, Donald Lim, etc. Some of these factions merged for greater strength.
During the Central Party Election, 3 Candidates vied for President post:  Ong Tee Keat, Ong Ka Ting, and Chua Soi Lek.  Chua Soi Lek won the Presidency.
As for the Central Committee posts, the winners were mainly CSL's people, followed by several OTK's people.  Seemingly, CSL faction and OTK faction had a secret pact to support each other's CC candidates.

After the pary election was over, almost all Division Chiefs (who were earlier aligned to OKT faction or Ong Brothers faction) had gradually re-aligned to CSL.  CSL was also gracious to tolerate and accept Leaders from the other 2 factions.  Peace and Harmony slowly creeped in.

FAST FORWARD TO NOW...

May 6 and May 7, many Division Chiefs were having Lunch/Dinner/Meetings with their key Committee members on the "next course of actions."
Preparing for the next series of Battle?
An ALL-OUT BATTLE at all Levels (Branch, Division, State, Central)?

My dear MCA Leaders and MCA Comrades,
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!
Haven't we seen enough blood (Defeat)?  Is this haemorrhage (13GE Defeat) already humiliating?  Do we need another round of Party Turbulence (dang zhen)?

To all aspiring MCA President candidates:
Please stop your Ambition for the moment. Please help to stabilise MCA, and find the new role of MCA within our Malaysian Chinese community.

To all MCA Division Chiefs:
Let Bygones Be Bygones.  Let us work in Unity and Harmony.  Let us bring back our beloved Party of half century heritage to BE GLORIOUS again. (Fa yang guang da ...again.)

To all the Oldguards:
Please do not seek to be Division Chief and other important positions within the Division.  Some of you are in your 60s and 70s.  Let the younger ones take over LAH...

Sorry, I "talked" too much this morning.
Again I appeal to all MCA Leaders:
PRESERVE THE UNITY AND HARMONY WITHIN MCA, OUR BELOVED PARTY.

Remarks:
I remember during Ling Liong Sik's era as President, many choose to discuss and negotiate on Party Leadership positions at Central, State, Division levels.
Can we adopt this again:  DISCUSS and NEGOTIATE the Party Leadership posts, instead of an all-out democratic Party Elections at all Levels.


UNITY and HARMONY !!!  Please....

Brainstorming involving MCA National Leaders

It is a good move to harness ideas from all the Central Commitee of MCA, MCA Youth and Wanita MCA.

A press conference was held at the end of the 3 days, 2 nights Brainstorming Workshop. Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, on behalf of MCA, had spoken about treating BN partners equally and a few other crucial issues. All major newspapers reported on the outcome of this Brainstorming Workshop.

Venue: Avillion Hotel, Port Dickson.

Date: 18-20 June 2010 (Fri - Sun)

Sharing of Power, Decision and Policy Making among BN Partners

Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek had boldly spoken. Bravo!!
Most Chinese in Malaysia could see that although MCA is the second biggest component in Barisan Nasional, UMNO has been playing Big Brother role. To the general public, UMNO has been dictating on countless policies. Some UMNO Leaders had also spoken sensitive without due consideration to MCA and the Chinese population, in particular during Pak Lah’s term as Prime Minister.
Barisan Nasional is a coalition of political parties, which was originated started in the form of Perikatan. Perikatan was a coalition of UMNO, MCA and MIC. Power sharing, decision making sharing, are policies making sharing are essential for effective coalition cooperation.
Consultative effort among the BN component parties should be made before a major policy change is done, especially if the policy may affect a certain ethnic group.
Yes, there should be more EQUALITY among the BN partners. UMNO should not appear to be domineering, simply because they win more seats, they are Malays.


Monday June 21, 2010
Treat Barisan partners equally
By SARBAN SINGH newsdesk@thestar.com.my

PORT DICKSON: All component parties in Barisan Nasional must be treated as equal partners if the coalition wants its transformation process to work, said MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.

“Barisan leaders should also have mutual respect for one another, and their input given serious thought to show that no party is dominant in Barisan,” he added.
Dr Chua said this was important as some leaders tended to be insensitive to views made by leaders of other component parties.
“There is this perception that whatever decision made by one dominant party (in Barisan) must be accepted by the rest. The Opposition is very good at exploiting such issues and we (Barisan component members) are perceived as unequal partners.
“Barisan leaders must realise that the political landscape has changed and people have become more sensitive about their rights,” he told reporters at the end of a brainstorming camp for MCA national leaders here.
Dr Chua said since both the Prime Minister and his deputy were from Umno, there was always this question on how to accord mutual respect, and how important were the roles played by the other component parties in the coalition.
He added that the days of one party taking the lead and the others merely taking orders were over.
“We must always work as a team and our cooperation must be mirrored in everything that we do,” he said.
Dr Chua said that it was time all component parties were made to work together and given roles in every project or activity. Such cooperation, he added, should not only be seen during the general or by-elections.
He said the MCA also fully supported the need to transform the coalition, as suggested by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
On the MCA, he said critics should stop branding the party as one that only fought for the rights of the Chinese.
“Times have changed. We fight for the rights of every Malaysian, and it includes issues on education, job opportunities and the economy,” he said.
On the three-day camp attended by the party’s top hierarchy, MPs and state assemblymen as well as its national-level Wanita and Youth committee members, Dr Chua said several experts were invited to speak on issues such as the New Economic Model, new media, new voters and the direction of the party.
Dr Chua said the participants agreed to appoint a consultant to find ways to counter allegations made by the Opposition through new media.
“This is important as we have not been able to effectively counter the lies spread by the Opposition in the new media,” he said.

Source: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/6/21/nation/6512428&sec=nation