Power struggle between Num1 and Num2 man. Ong vs Chua. But Chua finally got sacked from MCA for sex scandal. Dr Chua was caught on hidden spy CCTV having sex with another woman (not his wife) . Subsequently Dr Chua resign from all posts in MCA and government which include Ministry of Health , State Chief , Centre Committee , and others. However , in one of the greatest come back , Dr Chua was elected as Vice President to MCA . However 18 months later Dr Chua was punished again and this time sacked from MCA . Many believe this is Ong move to distract people from the PKFZ scandal and solidify his power.
THE MCA Disciplinary Board .(L-R) Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha (VP) , Ong Tee Keat Datuk(MCA President) ,Wong Foon Meng (party secretary-general),vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai (VP) and Wanita MCA chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun
Wong (left) speaking to reporters at a press conference after the party’s presidential council meeting in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday. With him is party vice-president Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha.
Dr Chua speaking to supportors.
MCA veteran Tan Sri Lee Kim Sai said today the MCA can "kill two birds with one stone" by having one extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to deal with the current turmoil in the party. He said the EGM could deal with the issue of confidence in the leadership of party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and the recent sacking of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek from the party at the same sitting.
"No need to have two EGMs. Just one is enough, with these two agendas. One is for the vote of confidence and the other on Dr Chua. Let the delegates decide," he told Bernama today.
MCA has decided to have only one extraordinary general meeting (EGM) and delegates were told to submit their agendas to the party headquarters by Friday.
The directive came from party secretary-general Datuk Wong Foon Meng, who said this was to avoid too many meetings which will cause unnecessary inconvenience to delegates.
● Wong said MCA will start preparing for the EGM after Friday, including sending out notices.
● Both vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and Youth Chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong have voiced their agreement for a single EGM.
● Liow has also denied that the present issue is a repeat of the 1984 party crisis involving the then leaders.
● Former deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek wants to go ahead with his supporters’ plan for their own EGM.
Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who was sacked as MCA deputy president by the MCA presidential council over his DVD sex scandal last week, had described Ong’s move to call the EGM as a “blatant use of executive power”.“It was the grassroots who first started the ball rolling in
petitioning for an EGM. Ong’s move in calling another EGM
is aimed at confusing the members.”
Ong made the surprise move in calling the EGM on Monday under Article 30.1 of the party’s constitution to allow members to reflect on the direction in which the party should be heading.
He said president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat's decision showed a lack of consistency in his leadership.
"When I was sacked and there was talk of my supporters having an EGM, the president's supporters criticised and condemned it.
"Now, hardly three days later, Ong decides to have an EGM. His whole motive is to confuse the delegates," he told the New Straits Times yesterday.
Chua said he will leave it to the political maturity of the delegates to decide on the future direction of the party. "They are clear as to what the president should do and shouldn't do."
He also took a swipe at the party's leadership, including the disciplinary board's recommendation that he be expelled due to his involvement in a sex scandal as it would be a burden to the party.
"If I am a burden to the party, then the grassroots should be happy with the decision.
"Why has it evoked such strong protests from members that the leadership is forced to go on a nationwide briefing to explain the situation?"
He added he had not decided whether to appeal against his sacking, saying that he needed more time to consider his options.
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Upon arrival at the party's headquarters in Jalan Ampang Chua Soi Lek was asked to predict how the presidential council meeting would go, he replied by grabbing his throat with his hand and said, "Gantung mati" (hanged to death) thrice in succession.
Chua was not allowed to participate in the meeting as he was an interested party.
He said he had received a report from the disciplinary committee which recommended the presidential council to sack him.
He added that he will adhere to whatever decision made by the party on the matter.
He noted that the presidential council usually endorsed decisions made by the disciplinary committee.
He also said that he hoped party president and his rival Ong Tee Keat will "sleep well tonight after I'm expelled".
He said that Ong had been seeing him as an enemy and the biggest threat since party elections last October.
"Members must take necessary action to stop the party from being destroyed by one person," he said.
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