By Alan Ting
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Come tomorrow, MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek will know whether the Greater Unity Plan brokered by them will be accepted or not when grassroots leaders attend the first briefing on the plan.
Each of the 191 party divisions are to send at least five grassroots leaders -- the division chairman, deputy chairman and secretary as well as the divisional Wanita and Youth chiefs -- for the briefing, which would be held at the party headquarters.
"A high turnout will indicate that their unity plan is well received while a low turnout will indicate the opposite," said a Selangor divisional leader who declined to be identified.
The briefing, expected to touch on five major issues, will be very crucial for both leaders as Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, a party vice-president, and 16 other central committee (CC) members had organised their own briefing sessions for the party grassroots in the past few days.
First on the agenda at tomorrow's briefing is a discussion on how to utilise the party funds for divisional activities.
Secondly, the grassroots leaders will be briefed on the legality of the second requisition for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) by 16 CC members, especially after four of the original requisitionists aligned to Liow were sacked by Ong. The second EGM, scheduled for Nov 28, is an attempt to seek fresh party elections.
The third and most important thing is the Greater Unity Plan, which will seek to ensure that all the three current factions -- headed by Ong, Dr Chua and Liow -- can work together.
The two other issues are direct elections for CC members as well as the party's preparations for the 13th general election.
The briefing will be chaired by Dr Chua, who has been tasked by Ong to chair a special task force committee to implement the unity plan.
Party sources said Ong and Dr Chua would only decide on their next move after meeting the divisional leaders as Liow, who is backed by Wanita chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun and Youth chief Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, continue to press for fresh polls to resolve the MCA leadership tussle.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- Come tomorrow, MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek will know whether the Greater Unity Plan brokered by them will be accepted or not when grassroots leaders attend the first briefing on the plan.
Each of the 191 party divisions are to send at least five grassroots leaders -- the division chairman, deputy chairman and secretary as well as the divisional Wanita and Youth chiefs -- for the briefing, which would be held at the party headquarters.
"A high turnout will indicate that their unity plan is well received while a low turnout will indicate the opposite," said a Selangor divisional leader who declined to be identified.
The briefing, expected to touch on five major issues, will be very crucial for both leaders as Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, a party vice-president, and 16 other central committee (CC) members had organised their own briefing sessions for the party grassroots in the past few days.
First on the agenda at tomorrow's briefing is a discussion on how to utilise the party funds for divisional activities.
Secondly, the grassroots leaders will be briefed on the legality of the second requisition for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) by 16 CC members, especially after four of the original requisitionists aligned to Liow were sacked by Ong. The second EGM, scheduled for Nov 28, is an attempt to seek fresh party elections.
The third and most important thing is the Greater Unity Plan, which will seek to ensure that all the three current factions -- headed by Ong, Dr Chua and Liow -- can work together.
The two other issues are direct elections for CC members as well as the party's preparations for the 13th general election.
The briefing will be chaired by Dr Chua, who has been tasked by Ong to chair a special task force committee to implement the unity plan.
Party sources said Ong and Dr Chua would only decide on their next move after meeting the divisional leaders as Liow, who is backed by Wanita chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun and Youth chief Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, continue to press for fresh polls to resolve the MCA leadership tussle.
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