PETALING JAYA: The legacy left behind by the late Tan Sri Lee San Choon will remain etched in the annals of MCA history as one of a staunch, wise and unyielding leader who pushed boundaries.
Highly respected and admired during his time due to his immense contributions to nation-building and to the Chinese community, the former MCA president remains an icon to look up to for the party’s younger generation.
Leading a delegation, he had a four-hour talk with then prime minister and Umno president Tun Hussein Onn. Recalling Lee’s contributions, Dr Wee said it was under the former’s presidency that a major five-pronged plan was introduced, a pivotal turnaround for the party that was going through a rough patch following the May 13 incident in 1969.
During the initial years, he said TAR College operated on borrowed classrooms before Lee initiated fundraising campaigns to build a campus. “With only political strength but without economic power, we would end up like sand on the beach,” said Dr Wee. As a grassroots leader, he had an illustrious political career, having held various positions in the party and the government such as Special Functions Minister, Works Minister, and Transport Minister.His victory in capturing Seremban in the 1982 general election after accepting the Opposition’s challenge remains a significant feat in the party’s history.
“He told me I was too young to make money on my own and that I should join him to strengthen the party,” he said.
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