MCA chief says there are five alumni associations dating back to 1980 but Lim chose TAA, which was set up in 2012.
MCA president Wee Ka Siong has questioned Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's choice of alumni association to manage the RM30 million trust fund for Tunku Abdul Rahman University College students.
He added that TEA, SAS and SBS are also members of the Federation of Tunku Abdul Rahman College Alumni Associations. Lim had under Budget 2020 slashed government allocation for the MCA-owned TAR UC from RM5.5 million to RM1 million.
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