Eight MCA Divisions In NS Openly Support Ka Ting (Or are they supporting another candidate now?)

March 23, 2010 18:04 PM

Eight MCA Divisions In NS Openly Support Ka Ting

SEREMBAN, March 23 (Bernama) -- Former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, who is contesting the party presidency in the MCA polls on Sunday, said today he felt motivated as eight party divisions in Negeri Sembilan had openly declared support for him.

He said he was also encouraged that Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, who is contesting the deputy presidency, also supported his manifesto and wanted to stand together with him in the party elections.

"Today, in Negeri Sembilan, openly all eight divisions declared that they support my mission, support what I plan to do if I were given the opportunity. I was actually explaining and emphasising the manifesto," he told reporters after his luncheon meeting with the MCA members, here.

Ong said he explained his manifesto and his direction as well as how he would stabilise the party and bring back unity, dignity and integrity.

Liow, who also attended the meeting, told reporters his support for Ong was not a marriage of convenience.

"It's not a team merger. We have the convergence of philosophy. He announced his manifesto and we feel that he is in line with my ideas. So, I think we can work together," he said.

-- BERNAMA

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=484692
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Wonders.............

If there is truth from the NS kopitiam saying that the supporters in NS are now supporting Ong Tee Keat and part of them have switched their support to Chua Soi Lek....

Wonders.........

Mook Leong Barred From MCA Poll

March 22, 2010 19:30 PM

Mook Leong Barred From MCA Poll

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) -- Former MCA Central Committee (CC) member Datuk Wong Mook Leong's bid to contest in the new party poll on March 28, failed when his nomination was rejected.

Wong, who was very disappointed with the decision, said that the reason given was that he was no longer a central delegate or a member of Parliament.

He said the committee in-charge of the nomination process had no power to decide on his status.

"I am a delegate for three years until 2011. It is clearly stated that I am a central delegate from 2008 to 2011...so, by virtue of being a CC member, I am entitled to three years," he told reporters at Wisma MCA here while showing his CC member pass.

Wong, who has been a CC member for more than 30 years, said only the CC had the power to decide on his status.

"Whether my status is legally correct or not correct, only the CC has the power to decide under article 174. (The) Standing committee does not have power to serve as the Central Committee. They have no right to decline my nomination," he added.

On March 3, Mook Leong and another CC member, Wong Nai Chee, had tendered their resignation, together with former vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Liow Tiong Lai.

However, their resignations sparked controversy due to at least, two conflicting versions on the validity of their right to re-contest in Sunday's fresh polls.

Nai Chee made no attempt to contest in any of the posts this time.

Party secretary-general Datuk Wong Foon Meng had said that under Article 38 of the party constitution, CC members must be elected from the delegates to the general assembly.

-- BERNAMA

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=484426

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Siapa suruh resign suka suka dia? When the 2 Ongs are coming back... the 2 Wongs were sacrificed.... 

Tee Keat Says He Has No Problem With Ka Ting Contesting Mca Presidency

March 18, 2010 18:16 PM

Tee Keat Says He Has No Problem With Ka Ting Contesting Mca Presidency

KUALA LUMPUR, March 18 (Bernama) -- MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said he had no problem with former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting contesting the presidency in the party elections on March 28.

Tee Keat, who is defending the post, said he had a good relationship with Ka Ting and they had met a day before Ka Ting announced his candidacy.

Speaking to reporters at the lobby of Parliament, he said he did not have any special strategy to garner votes in the elections.

Tee Keat, who is the Transport Minister, said he would have to concentrate on his work at the ministry or people would say that he was not doing his job.

Meanwhile, former vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai called on the elections committee to review the prohibition on former Central Committee (CC) members Datuk Wong Mook Leong and Wong Nai Chee to contest the elections.

He said that based on Article 41 of the party constitution, all CC members should be allowed to re-contest.

"On behalf of the two of them, I appeal to the party's legal bureau to review the decision and allow them to contest," he told reporters at the lobby of Parliament.

Liow, who is the Health Minister, said the elections committee used Article 23 to prevent them from contesting whereas many senior lawyers he consulted stated that only Article 41 should be referred to in re-elections.

"This election is very specific. It has nothing to do with Article 23. It is very specific (Article 41). When it comes to re-elections, only this specific article can be used," he said.

Mook Leong and Nai Chee, both supporters of Liow, had resigned as CC members on March 3 when 21 CC members resigned to force the holding of fresh elections.

In PONTIAN, former vice-president Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said too many contestants for president would only make things more difficult in the party.

The Housing and Local Government Minister said nevertheless that every CC member was entitled to contest any position.

He was asked about Ka Ting's decision to contest the presidency after he had opened a public transportation complex and presented capitation grants to Johor local councils.

Asked which position he would contest, Kong said: "I will make an announcement soon. I have not made up my mind yet. I am not ruling out anything."

MCA political analysts predict that Kong might go for deputy president.

-- BERNAMA

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=483458

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Wonders......

Will he has a problem if CSL contest the presidency, then? Hmmmm.... wonders

He has met OKT the day before OKT announced candidacy... something was being discussed? Insider MCA wonders.... wondering too hard some times... 

Kopitiam Talks: SMS Tactic Irresponsible Act, Says Soi Lek

March 17, 2010 18:06 PM

SMS Tactic Irresponsible Act, Says Soi Lek

ALOR SETAR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Former MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek on Wednesday described as an irresponsible act the wide circulation of an SMS claiming that former president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting, who is making a comeback, has the blessings and support of the prime minister and deputy prime minister.

"Since yesterday many delegates claimed to have received SMS stating that Ka Ting was contesting the presidency (in the MCA fresh polls on March 28) because he has the blessings of Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

"This is not true. I have met Najib and Muhyiddin, who are the Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman and deputy chairman respectively, and they said they would not interfere in the party elections," Soi Lek told reporters here.

Soi Lek was in Kedah overnight and is in Perlis to meet delegates. He was accompanied by Kedah MCA deputy chairman Datuk Chong Itt Chew, who is a former Central Committee (CC) member, and other Kedah MCA leaders.

Meanwhile, Ka Ting said he was not involved in the circulation of such an SMS.

"I do not know where the SMS came from. It is definitely not from me. An SMS which attempts to use the names of the honourable prime minister and deputy prime minister carries an undesirable motive and has a veiled agenda.

"I feel all quarters should not involve the names of the prime minister and deputy prime minister in the MCA elections because both of them do not interfere in party matters," he said in a statement to Bernama.

-- BERNAMA

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newspolitic.php?id=483166

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Wonders...... (all hearsay below:) 

Kopitiam talks said that CSL has met PM and top leadership of MCA before announcing that he was the man in the sex video and was promised that the case will be settled and the video will stop spreading. However, when he daringly announced that he was the man in the video, none of the top leadership and PM came forward to "save" him. He knew who has done it..... that's how he so confirmed who but gentleman enough not to announce the names. Can he still trust the top two in BN? Wonders........

Surprisingly, OKT said he was not involved.... then the question is - WHO sent the sms? LTL - in the move of dividing CSL and OKT? WKS? OTK? Hmmmm

Wonders.....

Kopitiam Talks: All Set For Ka Ting's Historic Bid To Reclaim MCA Presidency

March 16, 2010 19:02 PM

By Alan Ting

KUALA LUMPUR, March 16 (Bernama) -- In what is believed to be the first time in Malaysian political history, a former party president is set to make a comeback to reclaim the post.

Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting's decision to contest the MCA presidency in the party polls on March 28 is not something unexpected although it has kindled the interest of political analysts as well as party members.

"Nobody has done this before. Therefore, it would be interesting to see whether he would make it or otherwise. His intention may be sincere but the party delegates are divided.

"Some delegates, fed up with the current crisis, may want to put him back (in the president's chair) but there are some quarters in the party who do not want to see him make a comeback," said a political analyst.

Some veteran members of the party believe that Ka Ting will have the edge, whether it is a straight fight or a three-cornered contest, as party members are believed to have had enough of the infighting.

"Not so much Ka Ting's leadership. It is just that people are getting fed up. Anybody who can come in to stabilise the party, the members are happy to put up with him," said a veteran leader who declined to be identified.

Party insiders also believe that some of Ka Ting's supporters, previously known as the "third force" in the party and consisting of some veteran members as well as those who are not aligned to any faction previously, have laid the ground for him to make a comeback.

"It doesn't happen just like that. If you analyse properly, you would know it was done step by step. First, by successfully forcing fresh elections. Then, rallying the people to ask Ka Ting to make a comeback before he announced his candidacy," one of them said.

However, he said, it would be more interesting to see how Ka Ting will pull together the different forces in the party in this elections as there is still a sizable number of party members who are against him and his elder brother, former party secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan.

"Even if you can work out a no-contest formula, it will still not unite the party," he claimed.

But to other grassroots leaders, it is not so much of whether Ka Ting can win or not but more of how many votes he can muster.

"If he does not win with a convincing majority, he would find it a bit difficult to justify his return, particularly since he has portrayed the image of a saviour and a unifying force in the party," he said.

In the last party elections, Ka Ting was among the leaders who backed Ong Tee Keat to contest the presidency against former vice-president Datuk Chua Jui Meng.

Now, eyes would be on former deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek as he is expected to make an announcement on Friday on the post he is going to contest.

As more than 50 of the 198 divisions have called for Ka Ting's return to the party leadership, it remains to be seen whether Dr Chua would join the fight for the presidency. If he does, then it would become a three-cornered contest, which is likely to split the party into three groups.

Last Saturday, Ka Ting strongly hinted that he would throw his hat into the ring when he said he would not shy away from the task if he could help the party but both Tee Keat and Dr Chua have ruled out the possibility of Ka Ting making a return.

In fact, Dr Chua also criticised the former president for allegedly not having done anything when the party was in crisis and questioned the need for Ka Ting to make a comeback.

Nomination for the MCA polls is on Monday.

-- BERNAMA

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=482919

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Wonder.......

Pre-steps - Killing CSL's political dream and path - to set the Ong empire in MCA (tool: CSL sex video and LTL)

First step - planning 

Second step - gracefully resign due to the bad results of General Elections (now this is what everyone will remember OKT as the gentleman president!)

Third step - support OTK for the Presidency and OKC for his Deputy, hoping that the brother will eventually rise up as President. Alas, brother failed! CSL is back! Planning again.... 

Fourth step - Continue killing CSL through OTK's hands.... but someone forced an EGM

Fifth step - when support for CSL increases, and OTK seems unable to handle the situation or maybe OTK never be a Yes-man to Yes-man anyway! ---> create a "third force" with LTL to kill both CSL and OTK

Sixth step - Forcing a fresh election through LTL 

Seventh step - Coming back as MCA savior! 

Great planning OKT..... A long-planned, well-planned, patient, silent killer - to both CSL and OTK. 

His "handsome" face does not look so dangerous and cunning but politics.........