KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad believes nobody will benefit from the MCA EGM and the party will end up the loser.
He explained today that it did not matter who won because of the deteriorating public perception of the second largest political party in the country.
Today’s EGM saw MCA delegates deciding if they would back Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat or Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as their leader in a battle largely viewed as inconsequential by the broader Chinese community.
Dr Mahathir said the party would still remain divided regardless of which candidate won.
“It doesn’t matter who wins. The effect on MCA and the public is going to be bad. That is what I am worried about, this person can or the other person can win but the party will still be split,” he told reporters at Perkasa’s Aidil Fitri open house in Kampung Baru.
Ong had sacked Dr Chua by reasoning that the MCA No. 2 was tainted by his sex scandal from 2007. Dr Chua had surprised many by successfully winning the deputy presidency last year after resigning earlier from government and party positions because of the sex scandal.
But Ong, the Transport Minister, has also been tainted by scandal. He has been accused of taking a RM10 million donation without reporting it, and also for taking free rides on jets owned by the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) contractor that was being investigated by his ministry.
A majority of Chinese voters are not buying either Ong or Dr Chua’s message and many have switched their allegiance to DAP and PKR.
“The people will also be confused. They will not support MCA so their win will be an empty win,” Dr Mahathir said.
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