KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 7 – Renegade MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (pic) clarified today he had never said he would boycott MCA’s functions but only stay away from the “individual functions” of party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
He claimed that he was misquoted by the media on the matter.
“When I announced it, I did not say that it’s a boycott, but that we will not participate in programmes organised by the two leaders (Ong and Dr Chua).
“I was misquoted and the thing had gone round and round and out of context,” he told reporters here.
Liow, who is the health minister, had come under fire in the party after having reportedly declared at a news conference last week that his faction would boycott the party’s functions.
This decision of Liow’s faction to stay away from Ong’s and Dr Chua’s functions came in response to the decision of the Central Committee (CC) meeting on Jan 29 that fresh polls could not be held as there was not enough quorum.
The party’s constitution requires that two-thirds (21 members) of the 31 elected CC members must resign in order for fresh polls to be held but, so far, only Liow and 12 others have tendered their conditional resignations.
When asked whether his faction would attend the party’s Chinese New Year celebration next Sunday, Liow said: “We’ll see”. – Bernama
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