KUALA LUMPUR: MCA members must adopt the attitude of “dare to be angry, dare to speak up and dare to act” in order to re-engineer the party to regain the people’s confidence.
Party president Datuk Ong Tee Keat said being daring should not only be the party’s slogan but should also be the characteristic of its politicians. “We must also dare to dream and dare to implement. What we have not done in the past does not mean that it is something that we cannot implement.
“For example, we never dared to dream of having non-Malays as deputy vice-chancellors at public universities but we now have three Chinese and one Indian holding these posts,” he said when winding up the debate at the end of the party’s annual general assembly on Sunday.
On having two top leaders who are very strong-headed in the party, Ong agreed that both he and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek were “very strong”.
“However, we are not tough in an unreasonable way but instead we are objective and able to work as team members.”
He said the most important thing for both of them was not to back out and give up when faced with tough challenges but hold strong to their principles, beliefs and responsibilities.
On him and Dr Chua, who are described as kangkung (weng chai), Ong said whether the food was delicious or not, it depended on the skills of the chefs, who were the central delegates.
“You (central delegates) are the one cooking the dish and you will be the one who taste it,” he said. He said it was a must for the party to reform and re-engineer to win back the people’s confidence. “In any process of reformation, it is impossible to see immediate results.
“We will have to draft a plan which fits the different situations in the five Pakatan Rakyat-led to fight this battle,” he said.
Later at a press conference, Ong said he would only announce the appointments in the party and the fate of one minister and two deputy ministers who lost in the party election at a later date.
- The Star
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