MCA was thrashed in the last general election in May 2018, but this has not deterred it from playing a vital role in national politics.
IF there was one political party that had acted with decorum and confidence during the past two weeks of political upheaval in the country, it was the revitalised Malaysian Chinese Association .
In another quick turn of events, when Dr Wee realised Dr Mahathir was aiming to be a “one-man” show with unfettered powers that could lead the country down the path of dictatorship, he promptly made a U-turn and withdrew support for the 94-year-old politician. Whichever group forms the government, the Chinese would want to see representation in the Cabinet and government. This is a lesson learnt from the past, when Tan Sri Dr Chua Soi Lek was president.
“The Comptroller of the Royal Household had said in a statement that the King would hear from the leaders of all the political parties with MPs and to give them an opportunity to nominate an MP to be the PM. Visionary leader: MCA’s founder and one of the country’s founding fathers, Tun Tan Cheng Lock, was a well-known statesman with a heart for the people.
He says, “As a leader, Ka Siong has done well. MCA is consistent and we hold on to our principles. Ka Siong has been good at articulating the issues of the Chinese community, as well as national issues affecting all people. The current optimism seen in MCA is a far cry from 16 months ago, when Dr Wee assumed the president’s post at a time the party’s future looked uncertain, bleak and gloomy.
The 52-year-old fiery orator – fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and English – has articulated important national and communal issues clearly, and this has helped MCA to gain political mileage. In his speech on Feb 29, Dr Wee demanded all future leaders of MCA to be well-versed in the three main languages in the country.
The captivating roars of “golden lion” Lee Kim Sai, a past youth leader and deputy president, in Thean How Temple in 1987 to thousands of people who were protesting against some unfair measures in Chinese primary schools could only be found in the history books of MCA. Although MCA enjoyed strong support in the mid-1990s to early 2000 period, its performance went downhill fast after it fared poorly in the 2008 general election. In 2018, it was almost wiped out.
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