Ong is betting his political career on his own EGM.
Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing alleged that alleged RM10 million donation to Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat was handed over in three cash installments of RM5 million, RM1 million and RM4 million, the as China Press reported .
MCA party sectary General Datuk WOng Foon Meng confirmed EGM is going to be held within 30 days.
MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has instructed party secretary-general Datuk Wong Foon Meng to convene an emergency general meeting (EGM) within 30 days.
Wong, when contacted, confirmed he received Ong's instructions Monday morning."Based on Article 30.1 of the party constitution, the president can call for an EGM," said Wong.
Ong's directive preempts moves by Dr Chua's supporters to gather enough signatures from delegates to convene an EGM seeking to nullify Dr Chua's expulsion and reinstate him as deputy president, and pass a no-confidence vote against Ong.
Ong Tee Keat ControversialMCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has filed a RM500mil defamation suit against Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing over the latter’s claim that he gave RM10mil to the minister. The suit was motivated by Tiong’s allegation that he had “donated” RM10mil to Ong.Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing got shares in Kuala Dimension who is deep shit over the Port Klang Free Zone expose . Dimension is one of the 12 companies being investigated for the 1.5 billion wrong claims on the project.
Ong’s lawsuit against Tiong may drag on for years before a judgment can be made against the real culprit. The intention was clear. The allegation was made to discredit Ong and to allow his detractors to build up a strong resistance against his leadership.
His nemesis was hoping that MCA leaders at the division level who believed that he took the RM10mil might become upset with him for pocketing the money. The lawsuit will become purely academic if Ong does not survive the onslaught from within and without his party.
Then lately MCA President influence the centre committe to fire and sack Dr Chua the VP of MCA for the previous sex scandal when Dr Chua was taped to have sex in a hotel. But why now sack him , after 18 months after the events. Many feel Dr Chua is punished twice for the same events. Many believe this is Ong method to distract people from the Port Klang issue and method to strength his hold on MCA head. Sacking the VP , will only split the MCA more.
On the Side of Ong Tee Keat.
We must be clear that Ong is merely doing his job to investigate the PKFZ financial fiasco which is threatening to cast a dark cloud over the country. Without his commitment to dig deep into the issue, it would not have been possible for us to find out that there may be a potential breach of financial integrity which led to an over-billing of RM500mil to RM1bil.On the PKFZ, Ong has obviously risked it all.
Many of us may not agree with MCA’s insistence to continue working with some dubious politicians or the party’s lack of a clear stand on certain political issues. But we must not discount the fact that Ong’s good work to honour his commitment to account for the PKFZ fiasco is both admirable and commendable.
Will Ong survive in his own party? Will Ong survive in the next election?
Accusation against Ong
Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing who owned KDSM the Kuala Dimension involved in the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal is one of the 12 company alleged misuse of 1.5 billion claims.
Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing’s alleged RM10 million donation to Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat was handed over in three cash installments of RM5 million, RM1 million and RM4 million, the China Press as reported .
The Chinese-language daily said the details were obtained from a copy of the police report made by Tiong against Ong last week.
3 suitcase of money where handled to Ong' staff at Petaling Jaya Hilton Hotel and another one at Armada Hotel Petaling jaya.
Although he has denied taking RM10 million, Ong has admitted to taking free rides on private jets owned by Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), the company owned by Tiong.
KDSB was the company being probed in relation to the scandal-hit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) when Ong took rides on the company aircraft.
2 EGM ?Ong is betting his political career on his own EGM and hopes to galvanise enough support to remain as party president even as he continues to come under siege from within and outside the MCA.
It is understood his EGM will have two main agendas — to justify his decision to sack Dr Chua and to garner support for his disclosures in the scandal-hit Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project.
But supporters of Dr Chua are also currently collecting signatures to also call an EGM to remove him as party president, and they hope to convene their meeting in September.
The latest two-EGM scenario looks set to lead MCA on a path of self-destruction, with the party split down the middle.
Ong’s EGM gambit is fraught with risk.
With significant numbers in his party in an angry mood, the EGM could end badly for him, with a no-confidence vote against his leadership.
Ong is using the PKFZ issue as a confidence vote in his leadership.
But the PKFZ scandal has been the one issue which has seen him suffer major blows to his own credibility.
PKFZ contractor Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd’s (KDSB) CEO Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has alleged Ong took a RM10 million cash donation from him last year.
While Ong has filed a RM500 million suit against Tiong, his colleague in Barisan Nasional (BN), the latter has continued attacking Ong.
Ong’s supporters are claiming that Tiong’s attacks are a result of disclosures of wrongdoing by Ong’s Transport Ministry against KDSB in an ongoing probe on PKFZ.
The Dr Chua EGM seeks to reinstate him as deputy president and to pass a vote of no-confidence against Ong.
BN leaders, especially from Umno, are watching developments closely and are unhappy that Ong had pushed his party crisis to the brink by sacking Dr Chua.
Dr Chua was expelled from the party last week for tarnishing MCA’s image over a secretly recorded video of him in bed with his mistress that was distributed publicly in late 2007 by his political rivals.
He subsequently resigned from party posts and as a Cabinet minister, but last October he made a comeback to win the MCA deputy presidency.
Since then Ong had grown insecure and was uncomfortable with Dr Chua, with the two barely on speaking terms.
By dredging up the old sex scandal, Ong was hoping to remove Dr Chua from the scene even as he took on Tiong and KDSB.
But with Umno unhappy with his actions, Ong is now facing a fight for his political life.
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MCA president, Datuk Ong Tee Keat did not deny nor confirm speculations that the party will be holding an extraordinary general meeting or EGM soon to remove him as party president.
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