MCA: Feel the Force of Incumbency

The Malaysians have a word for this. It's called 'pusing-pusing'. One day they are enemies. The next day,they are friends. Such strange bedfellows these politicians really are, particularly in MCA.

Throughout the first 9 months of 2009, the Presidential Council and the Central Committee had nothing on their minds but on how to get rid of Dr. Chua, their Deputy President. To them, Dr. Chua was one huge liability because of his notorious sex scandal which was conveniently filmed on DVD and readily available on the Internet.They sacked him as Deputy President and terminated his MCA membership which they later converted to a suspension.

At the infamous Double Tenth EGM on 10 October, to the dismay of many, Dr. Chua got back his membership in MCA. To make matters worse, the Registrar of Society subsequently decided thet Dr. Chua was still the Deputy.

In the face of an impending revolt from other members wanting his blood, party president Ong Tee Kiat, conveniently reinstated Dr. Chua back to his original position.

As expected more fall-out took place. That is what I called 'pusing-pusing'. Liow Tiong Lai (Vice President and also Deputy President for a brief moment), Wee Ka Siong (Youth chief)and Chew Mei Fun (Women Wing chief) got caught in the middle as they showed their hands 'too early' for wanting to get rid of Ong Tee Kiat.


Today at a Central Committee sitting, Wee Ka Siong and Chew Mei Fun, among others were booted out unceremoniously from the Presdiential Council. Wee and Chew weeped unabashedly.



Such is the MCA wayang at this stage. We shall see some more on 28th November when the so-called illegal EGM takes place.