| Written by Sharon Tan |
| Tuesday, 23 March 2010 23:53 |
KUALA LUMPUR: The humble ant has landed a big role in MCA's leadership race. It carries Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek's message on what's needed to spur a change in the party's fortunes.
In his booklet Reviving the true spirit of MCA through the philosophy of the humble ant, Chua spelt out ANTS — short for All-inclusive, National interest, Transparent and Selfless service — as his battle cry in the contest for party presidency.
Chua said just as each ant has a role to play in its colony, MCA needs to harness everyone's contribution to grow.
The "all-inclusive" pillar will help unify the party by eliminating self-importance and lone-decision making, establish a leadership that is more inclusive, striving to be fair, reasonable and impartial, and consider the needs and voices of all within the party when making decisions.
Under the topic of national interest, Chua urged the party not to be selfish or inward-looking but instead adopt the practice of collaborative politics and not be mere yes-men or assume a siege mentality.
"We must advocate dialogue and mutual respect among Malaysians of different faiths," said Chua, who also pledged to secure government recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) conducted by Chinese independent high schools while striving to ensure all races have equal and fair access to education.
In a bid to be transparent, Chua said the party must be more decisive in its stances and express a common view on major issues affecting the party, its members and community.
"Handle the party assets and investments in an efficient, transparent manner, and engage experts and professionals to manage our resources, which in turn will be held answerable to party members to prevent abuse or corruption," he said.
In a bid to promote selfless service, Chua plans to rekindle the morale of party members by reviving the legacy of their forefathers.
"We must form a credible and capable leadership that combines the right mix of experience, attitude and talent to reflect the aspirations of the grassroots.
"We must drive towards success in the 13th general election by being relevant again with proactive and significant contributions to the society," he pledged.
Source: http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/political-news/162188-chuas-ant-chant.html
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So..... so many people accused of MCA as underdogs.... So, it's ants... not dogs, OK?
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