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MCA: How Low Can the Party Go? - Koon Yew Yin
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Publish date: Sun, 23 Feb 2014, 09:09 PM
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An official blog in i3investor to publish sharing by Mr. Koon Yew Yin.
All materials published here are prepared by Mr. Koon Yew Yin
All materials published here are prepared by Mr. Koon Yew Yin
Koon Yew Yin
I am sure, many millions of Malaysians, especially Chinese, will have shared my acute discomfort and embarrassment after hearing the news that the MCA central delegates has approved a resolution for the party to accept government posts at all levels. According to reports, a total of 1,973 out of the 1,982 or 99.5% present at the extraordinary general meeting at Wisma MCA on Sunday voted for the resolution by a show of hands. This means that only 9 of those present voted either to abstain or against the resolution.
It is important to note that the party had passed a resolution in 2011 and 2012 not to accept any government post if the party's performance in the 13th general election was worse than that of the 12th general election. According to the election results, the MCA won a total of 18 seats in the 13th general election against 46 in the 12th general election.
Presumably the great majority of those voting for this resolution were the same people who had passed the earlier resolution. Have these people, especially the President and his deputies no sense of shame, honour or dignity at all? After making the solemn promise not to accept any government post, they are not only doing a complete flip-flop but apparently will be asking for at least three ministerial positions and several deputy minister-ships as well as various other federal and state high positions.
Why the Change in Party Position
Now what has happened during these past few months which makes this extraordinary volte-face justifiable? If we examine the events of the past few months, we can see that racial and religious conflict and tension is reaching a peak with the Prime Minister and UMNO leaders doing little about it. Not only has the MCA remained largely mum and when the party comes out with a press statement, it tries to put the blame on the opposition instead of pointing the fingers at the extremist groups which have UMNO supporters at their core.
So weak, unresponsive and dishonest has been the top leadership that even Waytha Moorthy of Hindraf who joined the Cabinet recently has given up and resigned. I suppose his resignation means that there is one more minor position that the MCA can begin grovelling for!
A party resolution should not be like a decision arrived at in a kopitiam or during a teh tarik session. It is the highest level of decision making. Any resolution put forward and adopted should be binding as it carries with it short and long term ramifications and significance. But apparently, resolutions in the MCA’s coffee shop are different as they can be made and unmade with no consequence or sense of culpability.
The only MCA members who have acquitted themselves with any credit in this political come down and humiliation are the nine dissenting members led by Yap Ah Seng. This group has been taking turns in staging a protest against the EGM during the past week. To them, I say “well done” for upholding the honour of the party and for remembering the Chinese proverb
One dog snarls at a shadow; a hundred howl at each others barking.
(Chinese original: 一犬吠影，白犬吠声； Chinese Pinyin: Yī quǎn fèi yǐng, bǎi quǎn fèi shēng.)
In refusing to follow the crowd and jump on the bandwagon of self seeking interests, they have shown that there is still an idealistic minority in a party dominated by unethical and opportunistic elements.
Likely UMNO/BN Response to the MCA Resolution
Frankly, if I were an UMNO or other Barisan party leader or even member, I will tell the MCA to take a long walk. How dare they come up with this new resolution so quickly after being rejected by the majority in the electorate (including non-Chinese) and doing so poorly in the elections? And what cheek for them to make these demands for high positions which will mean a smaller share of the plum jobs and a smaller share of the pie especially for other BN parties such as the MIC and the Sabah and Sarawak based parties!
I am sure that Najib, the Prime Minister, will see through this greed and grab for positions, perks and privileges by the MCA couched in the language of ensuring that the Chinese have an important role to play in national development; and that their absence from the federal and state governments has been sorely missed. Najib is no fool and he knows that they are coming to him with their tails between the legs.
No, Najib will not tell the MCA to get lost. Instead he will throw out a few bones in the way of inconsequential positions and say how happy he is that the MCA has decided to take part in the democratic power sharing system of the BN. He does so secure in the knowledge that the MCA - although a spent and rejected political force - is still useful for propaganda purposes that the BN is a genuinely multi-racial coalition.
The bottom line to the MCA latest resolution is that nothing has changed in MCA and BN politics. All the talk about sacrifice, change and reform is just cheap talk; it is typically cynical, self-serving and acquisitive politics; or BN business as usual politics.
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Salute to Uncle Koon Yew Yin for voicing the truth on the approved resolution by MCA to accept cabinet post at all levels at the EGM. V the majority Chinese does not need these shameful & disgrace group of MCA members to represent the Chinese community in the cabinet. Get lost MCA.
2014-02-23 21:40
Asshole party reversing its decision to blackmail the Chinese community for votes. Now you eat your own words. So much for Chew Mei Fun claiming about honoring your words. What a joke!
2014-02-23 22:31
shameful on them ,useless party & member.This resolution must bring them to holland when next election .
2014-02-23 22:35
Mca got to take care of so many of anxious members waiting for positions in government since PRU13.
2014-02-23 22:37
Keegoan yang melampau. Tunggu dalam 10 tahun lagi, MCA jadi sandaran, masa itu sudah terlambat. Kerana MCA stabil dulu kaum cina jadi kayaraya tapi sebab ego semua dilupakan, terlalu ikut emosi. Ini penglihatan abang. Dan abang minta Uncle Koon, jangan sesatkan mereka, 'Don't burn the bridge' you need it later.
2014-02-24 00:24
For the word Chinese in MCA, they only represent the party and not the ppl...burn what bridges arrr?
2014-02-24 00:26
Kadang-kadang ego melebih ingat taiko sangat. Harimau kalau tinggal zoo, lama-lama betapa ganas pun dia punya semangat layu. Tiger jadi miow-miow, manusia lontar pisang kasi tiger makan. Tiger mana makan pisang. Apa boleh buat, tiger sudah bakar hutan, tiada daging lazat-lazat, sekarang kurus kering dalam zoo. Mungkin korang marah abang cakap, tapi realitinya jelas.
2014-02-24 00:31
Itu Silat....Chinese punya Kung fu....hutan bakar car I lah hutan baru......
2014-02-24 00:40
It is clearly indicate that CM only act as rubber stamp to president or rent seeker from president in turn thier president could secure them some contract / benefits in federal , state , district or kampung level ...service chinese community ? What's that .
2014-02-24 00:44
Hahahaha. Lu bakar jambatan, bila pusing balik buaya dalam sungai. You tinggalkan bini lama untuk mistress baru, bila miskin ingat rayu air mata rujuk bini lama. Hati-hati, dulu cinta jadi benci sebab ego, tapi bila otak sudah jalan, benci jadi rindu sudah tak guna.
2014-02-24 00:44
MCA is a its lowest ebb and I see that they are short of strong willed and caliber politicians to bring the party out of the worst turbulence seen since Tan Cheng Lock. How can you imagine Wee Ka Siong fighting for the Chinese rights in front of Muhyiddin Yassin? MCA had sold out the Chinese rights since Tan Siew Sin took over. There were several other senior leaders who were deeply involved in the Independence deal who took the Chinese guilds and associations for a good ride. A long retired British officer once told my father that a senior leader from MCA threw a list drafted by Chinese guilds and associations into his hotel room waste paper basket. The list was demands listed out by the Chinese guilds for Independence.
MCA might as well merge with DAP. Better that way.
2014-02-24 09:21
Forget about MCA as a political entity with any measure of clout. It's relevance is reduced to being a social organization trying to do a little bit of good here and there for the Chinese community. Its leaders are a bunch of self interested political eunuchs jockeying for some gravy from the Umno dining table. The young are especially scornful of MCA, how can its leaders carry on as if they represent the community? Answer: For the money.
2014-02-24 10:40
When the cake is shared, CSL group would be marginalised. We will have another EGM in no time; this time it will be a vote of no confidence in Liow and we will have another round of circus. Its fun, is it not? No shame!
2014-02-24 11:11
Our family and most of our extended families and close circle of frens were once staunched supporters of BN in particular and maybe MCA in general. But not anymore. The dirty politics that BN is dishing out and the lies have gone beyond decency. Our beloved country with the unique tolerance of each other's race and religion have gone to the dogs. Once upon a time we could drop in our Malay neighbours for coffee and tea and chat about almost anything under the sky. Now my children feels that such a mutually respectful and harmonious relationship is almost dead. Instead of reviving good inter racial n religious kinship our current BN chose to hype on racial and religious matters to please a certain group of people with the sole aim of clinging on to powers. The current generation is feeling it and the next generation will pay the price of what BN did or did not do. Instead of censoring the extremist groups worst still some senior politician seem to support them. Likewise, as aptly said by Mr Koon, MCA instead of ticking out the extremist, they chose to out blame on the opposition. Come on where is your sense if decency. You can bluff some people all the time, all the people some of the time BUT you can NVR bluff all the people all the time. MCA .... If you want to survive and be relevant go back to basics ie revisit the purpose of your existence and do the right things right.
2014-02-24 11:12
Anyway as long MCA help da chinese to make top richest people in malaysia mostly chinese is ok good for me. Alot of project giving out to chinese people to make us chinese mostly the richest people in malaysia. Great we chinese control the malaysian economy not the malays. Hahahaha. Vote DAP and MCA
2014-02-24 11:26
Do we care if some Chinese(or Malay or Indian or whatever) tycoons are the richest men in Malaysia? No! We should care that all Malaysians of whatever ethnicity, creed and religion have the basic necessities to lead a decent purposeful life; that their children have a future to look forward to, that they are treasured and can contribute their talents to nation building. At present, that is a pipe dream. The rich elites of whatever ethnicity care only about upholding a corrupted system where they can selfishly maintain power and keep their wealth intact.
2014-02-24 12:20
In the real world, most of the rich will act selfishly. There are good ones out there but too few to make a positive influence. Someone once said that our nation has spiraled downwards not so much of dishonest/selfish people particularly politicians but because good people chose to look the other way. Collectively we can make a big difference if we continue to spread goodwill and pass word around of the negative things these evil people are doing to our nation.
2014-02-24 12:48
Hope the richest people of the world see the painful of people living less and try their best to help instead compete one another who will be the richest people in Malaysia. Investment on life in the world is just temporary and the most important investment on the after life is forever. let us make the world a better place for all live in positive living unity and peace. Peace unity teddy bear for all :)
2014-02-24 13:23
Now it makes the former president smell nicer. At least he is a man of his words although I don't like the way his son was pushed up. He kept to what he said about not joining the govt. Don't know he regretted it later or not.
2014-02-24 16:27
pigs and monkey on top, picking food only for themselves. how low? begging for food for themselves i guess?
2014-02-25 11:27
mca and dap has same objective at first, at the end, they fisrt we all last...all aim for their interest only la, wake up
2014-02-25 11:33
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2014-02-23 21:33