OTK - What a crafty bugger! (Updated)

Those of you who remember my "behind the scenes" peek at the MCA, will remember I said Chua Soi Lek is Najib's proxy in the attempt to make MCA even more of the eunuch it already is.

OTK, for whatever reasons - elevate himself to hero status, real sense of integrity and professionalism, or fighting for MCA's survival - decided to make a real attempt at getting to the bottom of the PKFZ mega-scandal.

He has been resisted at every point - accussations, lawsuits, smear campaigns, etc. Then OTK reveals a million-ringgit attempt to remove him from MCA (no guessing who's gonna replace him then la).

OTK checked that attempt by sacking CSL from the MCA. With CSL out of the way, there would be no other viable UMNO proxy in the MCA.

But after that, there was the struggle for who gets to have the EGM. OTK seemed to have the upper hand as he had control of the entire Presidential machinery. But CSL had strong grassroots support, so it was still a toss up who would win the EGM game.

But, surprises of surprises, OTK CONCEDED the entire EGM agenda to CSL!! It wasn't even a merged agenda but it was entirely the CSL camps agenda.

Now this is extremely unusual as we have seen so far that OTK is a no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners politician. It is not like him to concede anything. Was he pressured?

Could be.

Did anyone notice that all the media attacks on OTK ceased around the time he announced he conceded the EGM agenda to CSL? Was that part of the bargain - OTK's personal survival in exchange for his political surrender? Hmmm...

Shortly after that, Najib announced the setting up of another TWO task forces to investigate PKFZ. The most insulting must be that the Transport Ministry is in charge of one of the Task Forces and OTK is not involved at all. Look at the names of the key personnel of these task forces - ALL UMNO GUYS!

Why the need for TWO more task forces, when OTK is already doing such a fine job of revealing at least some of the dirt? Why is OTK being sidelined? It's clear that OTK has been made completely redundant with this act of Najib.

So far, it's pretty obvious that UMNO is trying its damndest to remove OTK from the picture. OTK has now effectively been removed from the PKFZ. And now, there is the task of removing him from the MCA - and as he had already conceded the EGM agenda, it is likely that he is facing an uphill battle to win there. Of course la, you don't concede anything unless you are sure you can't win!

But OTK has proven to be a real crafty politician. He upped the ante yesterday by threatening to resign from the MCA together with the entire presidential council. That would create a large leadership vacuum that will take some time to fill. It will also damage the MCA's image even further if such a thing were to happen.

So the delegates would have to really think twice - they could accept the blood money to vote OTK out and CSL in, but the exodus led by OTK after that may not leave much of an MCA pie for them to share anymore.

What to do, what to do?

And today, the CC dealt another blow to the CSL camp, downgrading CSL's sacking to a suspension.

This is a damn brilliant move on OTK's part - you just have to admire this guy's cunning. On the surface it looks like good news for the CSL camp, but the ramifications for CSL are severe.

For starters, it renders some of the EGM's CSL agenda redundant - i.e. the reinstatement of CSL's MCA membership and position. The EGM could even possibly be announced redundant now that its raison d'etre (CSL's sacking) is no more, although this possibility is remote.

Second, it elevated OTK's image because it demonstrates that the MCA is still democratic in that it can overturn the Presidential Council's decisions.

Third, it cuts off CSL's basis for his campaign against OTK at the legs. The CSL camp cannot use outrage at CSL's sacking as an excuse to campaign anymore as the MCA has shown democracy and kindness to CSL by reducing his punishment.

Fourth, the suspension period makes it impossible for CSL to contest in the 2011 party polls and 2013 GE. SO that's the end of UMNO/CSL's dreams of gaining control of the MCA.

So, UMNO/CSL's MCA takeover campaign is effectively over.

At least for now...

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UPDATE:

EWO - I told you so! This is the Malaysian Insider's report:

Soi Lek: Suspension will make grassroots angrier

By Lee Wei Lian

KUALA LUMPUR, September 20 — For some, a decision to commute a sacking to a suspension will come as a relief. But for former MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, yesterday’s move by the MCA central committee to overturn a presidential council decision to expel him and instead suspend him for four years is far from welcome.

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Dr Chua...claims MCA delegates will be even more unhappy as they will feel that the EGM has been undermined and the severity of the suspension will in effect prevent him from holding any post till after the next party elections.

“The suspension will make the delegates more angry,” he told The Malaysian Insider.

“It is not like a six month suspension. The four year suspension will prevent me from standing in the next party elections."

Siapa Cepat, Dia Dapat!

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Party leaders back Tee Keat’s call for EGM
(The Star - 1 September 2009)
PETALING JAYA: The extraordinary general meeting (EGM) called by MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat is the best way to resolve the issues faced by the party, say its leaders.

Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong urged all delegates to attend the EGM to “exercise their rights”.

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Chua: He is out to confuse delegates
(NST - 1 September 2009)
KUALA LUMPUR: Sacked MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has poured scorn on the move by his former chief to hold an extraordinary general meeting.
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.

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Rival MCA factions likely to hold separate meetings
(NST - 1 September 2009)
By Eileen Ng
KUALA LUMPUR: The MCA is likely to have two extraordinary general meetings called by rival factions next month.

MCA Smackdown!!

A brief chronology of UMNO-MCA breakup:

In GE12, BN suffers heavy defeats in Peninsular Malaysian votes.

Gerakan & MCA realise that they lost because of UMNO's arrogance

They try to speak up for some issues but are ignored

The MCA is left adrift until the party elections. OTK (Team A) is elected MCA President, CSL (TEAM B) is elected MCA Dep Prez.

OTK, as the MCA President, is traditionally appointed Transport Minister

PKFZ scandal explodes in OTK's face. OTK faces a choice - do the right thing and face the wrath of his bosses, or cover it up and kill off support for MCA faster. OTK promises to do the right thing. The voting public watches and waits.

Najib appoints CSL as BN Liaison tasked with figuring out how to win back Pakatan-held states. Presidents of UMNO's largest partners, MCA & MIC, have no say in this appointment and no role in this significant task. This hints that UMNO is showing their political preferences and signifies that they wish to have direct control over their partner's party.

OTK is true to his word and revelations of gross financial impropriety begin to surface. The PAC takes a lackadaisical attitude towards the biggest billion-ringgit scandal in the country's history. The PWC audit report is blocked from being released for months.

CSL is called up to the MCA disciplinary board regarding his sex DVD. This is seen as OTK's check on CSL's prominence among UMNO puppetmasters.

Instead of being afraid or repentant, the PKFZ culprits begin a mudslinging fight with allegations against OTK of their own.

OTK is left to defend himself as UMNO steps back and leaves OTK to the wolves. This is a hatchet job if ever I've seen one.

OTK lashes out at a press conference, saying that powerful "outside parties" have infiltrated MCA and were trying to topple him by hook or by crook.

Syed Akbar Ali, prominent UMNO blogger, openly reveals a strategy of UMNO abandoning its non-Malay political partners and going for complete Malay racial hegemony with token non-Malay representation.

OTK is continues to be fiercely attacked in the press by the culprits being investigated.

OTK rallies his troops to support him. Press conferences and Star coverage galore.

Muhyiddin calls for the warring parties to keep it quiet.

OTK sues Tiong King Sing for RM500million for his allegations.

CSL-aligned MCA division heads openly call for Ong's immediate suspension. This story is completely ignored by the Star, MCA's mouthpiece.

The PAC announces that it sees nothing wrong in KDSB's claims, in stark contrast to Lee Hwa Beng's revelations.

The next day, CSL is sacked from MCA. The Star runs the story that CSL accepts the disciplinary board's decision. However, the Malaysian Insider paints a completely different picture, where CSL calls for his "comrades" to "stand up and unite to save the party." Speculation is rife that an EGM will be called to expel OTK as President and install CSL instead.

My take:
Since Najib is not above coup-de-tat's, it's not unlikely that his proxy CSL will do a Perak in MCA. The UMNO-controlled courts and ROS will ratify CSL's coup. UMNO will again have their obedient little Pekinese lapdog.

MCA is in a real damned if you do and damned if you don't situation.

If OTK does the right thing to expose the entire PKFZ fiasco, he may win back some voter support but UMNO will surely finish him and install their proxy. This would make MCA a mere UMNO puppet again - the very thing that voters rejected them for and will reject them again.

If OTK capitulates and follows UMNO's orders to cover up the PKFZ scandal, he may survive in the MCA but this would make MCA a mere UMNO puppet - AGAIN.

If MCA were to survive as a whole, the only way would be for them to leave UMNO NOW and strike out on their own because it's obvious that their present disunity is made worse by the proxy war between MCA and UMNO warlords.

UMNO has already embarked on their strategy of ultra-right wing racial hegemony. They may need a puppet for the moment. But in the long run, how would UMNO get a proxy that nobody supports elected?

In any case, MCA is as good as dead already!

Penyokong UMNO Saran MCA & Gerakan PODAH!

I didn't say it - it's not my conspiracy theory!

Syed Akbar Ali wrote a piece (published in the Malay Mail on 12/8) that says basically that. So the prominent UMNO blogger finally put out UMNO's real intentions into the world via the UMNO controlled MSM. Got to be real la then, right?

Well, well, well...This certainly confirms and vindicates all that I had written about this issue before this. So it is possible to read the truth from the MSM after all! You just need to have your two eyes wide open, a healthy skepticism and an imagination.


Some highlights from Tuan Syed's article (and my comments in red):

Syed Akbar Ali begins his article saying that it was never the Malays' intention to share power with the immigrants. They were forced to do so because it was one of the conditions of the British government and that this arrangement had diluted the Malay population to account for only 50% of the population them. However, he goes on to say:

Well the country has changed now. Demographically the Malays actually form over 70% of the 25 million population. By 2020 (11 years hence) the Malays will make up over 75% of the population. The idea of political power sharing will die a natural death – not by design. By 2050 Malays will easily make up over 85% of the population.

What's his point? Finally, absolute Malay hegemony is within grasp!

"...evolving demographics will reduce the expediency for the Malays to depend on power sharing."

But dubious statistics aside, this is a dangerous statement coming from an UMNO blogger whose influence helped bring about AAB's downfall and install the new regime. What he's basically saying is clear: WHO NEEDS THE NON-MALAYS?

I know, some of you are just gonna think that I'm over-exaggerating.

Really ah?

"The BN’s days, in its present form, are therefore numbered. If the PAS and UMNO were to unite on some platform, the demise of the BN may be expedited."

EXPEDITED? That means they have already started the process of killing off the BN (as in, the BN's non-Malay parties) and they want to hurry it up it now! The alternative? A ruling coalition comprising only of Malay-Muslims. In other words, UMNO is gunning for 100% Malay-Muslim hegemony, even though Malay-Muslims consist of only 55% of the country!


"It is not necessary that the MCA must necessarily or always occupy the Chinese side of the power sharing formula with UMNO. It is even less with the Gerakan because the Gerakan was not even a member of the BN until 1970."

"the MCA and Gerakan may decide to leave the BN. They should not be discouraged. It is their right to do so and UMNO must learn to live with that without getting too upset."

Ok, let's break through all this hoity-toity language and translate it into your average joe's language:

Just so you know where you stand...we don't give a flying shit about you, and you're a pretty big nuisance to our goal of absolute racial hegemony. We don't need you, so if you want to podah...podahlah! In fact, even if you don't want to podah also we're gonna get rid of your sorry yellow ass. It's no big loss to us!

"If the MCA and Gerakan leave under political stress, of course the BN will unravel and UMNO will be left in quite a predicament. Even if they remain within a weaker BN but start to hold UMNO at ransom there could be serious repercussions, especially for Malay political power."

"UMNO must make serious effort to preempt and handle the political evolution."

Oh, wait! But ah...don't podah yet, you know! You podah now, we in big shit cos we're not really ready yet. You see, PAS is not on board yet and we haven't destroyed Pakatan for sure. So even though we hate your guts, we still need you to stick around for a while. Let's just hope we don't get so irritated with your festering presence that something bad happens la.

So if you don't mind, stick around until we're good and ready to kick your asses out. In the meantime, be good little obedient dogs.

I had already said that the MCA, Gerakan and other non-Malay parties are merely "trophy eunuchs". Their usefulness to UMNO is measured by the votes they deliver. All other signs of power-sharing are just window dressing. The real issue is if these parties can't deliver the votes to keep UMNO in power, then they are of no use anymore - bye bye!!

"It does not mean that party rolls must be opened to non Malays but there should not be any obstacles for UMNO to field a Chinese as an election candidate. The party can also appoint such candidates as Ministers in Cabinet or even invite capable representatives of the Chinese community to become Cabinet Ministers. Candidates from the MCA, Gerakan, DAP or the Chinese NGOs should not be excluded. Chinese representation in Parliament and the Cabinet should be maintained."

Yup! That's UMNO's vision for Malaysia. Not a government based on fair representation of the people, but a government based on total racial hegemony, controlled by a small elite, and token representatives from non-Malay communities.

I'm pretty sure that proponents of this idea had the words of the corrupt emperor Commodus Caesar in the movie "Gladiator" in mind, when he decreed that he would marry his sister to produce an heir and banish her son:

"AM I NOT MERCIFUL??!!!"

1Malaysia ka Najib?

1BN put tak boleh la!

Po-dahlahhh...

MCA Under Siege - UMNO Moving In For The Kill?

This piece of news is really telling. I'll just quote the relevant parts:

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MCA must survive at all costs, vows Ong

(The Star)

“There is a small group of party leaders who have allowed outsiders to infiltrate the MCA for their own personal gain. People claim that I am play-acting when I say that I face difficulties and that I am surrounded by enemies.

Hmmm...interesting. Who are these outsiders? UMNO agents? Well since OTK's not telling, we won't know for sure la. But we can safely assume that OTK is sending a message to his enemies that he knows what's going on. And for him to say that he is "surrounded by enemies" - wohhh, that's a lot of people! He's in deep doo doo man!

Now let's think - his enemies are not MCA members, but outsiders. Let in by a small group of party leaders. Who are these treacherous leaders? Must be opposing Team members la - led by CSL. Who else would want OTK out of the picture?

OTK also said he is facing many difficulties. Difficulties doing what? As the elected MCA president, he is the big dog in charge so obviously he can get things done there. He has supporters and committees to back him up in case he needs to "discipline" any of his enemies within the party. I mean, he got the disciplinary committee to haul CSL up over his sex tape thing, right? So it's very likely that OTK is referring to the difficulties coming from OUTSIDE the MCA, i.e. the Transport Ministry. Now that comes under HIS big dog - no prizes for guessing who that is la.

“They already have RM100mil now – money which can be used to build 20 new Chinese schools. Instead, they want to use it to bring me down,” he said.

Which "outsider" has that kind of influence and money destroy the MCA- the 2nd largest party in the ruling BN? Well, obviously someone even bigger than the MCA la. No prizes for guessing who that is la...

Now let's take this a little further. We can safely assume that OTK is revealing a Team B plot to destroy him. Team B has backing from "outsiders" with deep pockets. Team B is led by CSL. And which is the only party is bigger than MCA? And which bog dog from that party is backing CSL? All this is pretty obvious la...

On a separate issue, the Transport Minister compared the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) controversy to the 1980s Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) scandal.

“The PKFZ is even bigger than the BMF (scandal). The BMF claimed two lives, but I hope the same won’t happen in the PKFZ probe.”

Why would OTK suddenly bring an UMNO mega scandal into the picture out of the blue? Obviously it's a tactic to try and shift some of the blame and attention from his problems. But why would he shift blame to his boss, UMNO? Unless this is the reaction of a cornered dog, like I mentioned in my previous post.

And why would he bring death into the picture, especially when he mentioned earlier that "the party must go on even when I'm not around"? Is he expecting an attempt to destroy his life - either physically or figuratively?

“I never expected that I would become a victim when I ordered an investigation into the PKFZ while the one who is involved is still at large.

So he is admitting that his troubles stem from the PKFZ! Now, he is the top dog in MCA. Who can shake him? The past Transport Ministers already put out to pasture. So nothing revealed in the investigations now will have a big effect on them. So, logically, the persons out to get OTK are people who stand to lose big - namely, people who are now at the top or who are still trying to get there.

Now, who exactly are these people? I don't know. But since OTK is the top MCA guy sitting in the most senior Cabinet position allowed for the MCA, who in MCA can topple him? Not likely there is anyone la.

Obviously it has to be someone bigger than the top dog in MCA la. And that's where his statement that "outsiders" have been let in by some MCA leaders becomes highly relevant. It would mean that these "outsiders" are bigger than MCA. And who is bigger than MCA - the 2nd largest party in BN? No prizes for guessing la...

“Always look at the bigger picture – never marginalise others and do not ever let others marginalise us,” he stressed.

Does he mean that, in other words - this is not just about the MCA's internal problems? Are there more powerful outside forces who are trying to marginalise the MCA? Again, who is more powerful than the MCA - the 2nd largest party in the BN?

Already the prominent UMNO blogger Syed Akbar Ali openly called for UMNO to kick out the MCA, MIC & Gerakan and go it alone with PAS on the Ketuanan Melayu platform. He's an UMNO blogger - and UMNO doesn't function without direction from the top! Those who do not toe the line are sidelined no matter how senior - just look at YM Ku Li!

So it's confirmed la the BN is breaking up.

But the question now is - what is the MCA going to do about the indigities being heaped on them? Will they chicken out and fade away or will they finally have the guts to stand up for themselves and the community they claim to represent?

Which Is More Likely?

I had written a couple of articles in the past couple of days about the UMNO-MCA rift, that looked pretty irreconciliable. It was just a matter of whether the MCA had the balls to stand up to the bully (they'd better if they want to salvage any pretense of representing the Chinese).

The first time i put forward this theory was in an article on the HartalMSM blog. Then I followed up with yesterday's post with various quotes from the MSM which pointed to this complete breakdown in cooperation.

Today's news however was a treasure trove of evidence that it was game over for the BN!

FIRST: The UMNO AG openly saying that the MCA's past Transport Ministers' letters of assurance were in fact Letters of Government Guarantee, despite the past and present Ministers' vehement denials. Hey if the AG says it is, what hope is there in the UMNO courts, huh?

So what this means is that if the PKFZ case really makes it to court, the MCA Transport Ministers will be in big doo doo!

Now, WHICH IS MORE LIKELY?

A. The case will really make it to court and the MCA Transport Ministers heads will roll.

B. The case won't actually result in the prosecution of the MCA top dogs, but their image will be forever destroyed and they can never face Malaysian Chinese again.

My guess?

"A" is not very feasible, I think. A cornered dog, even if it is a running dog, is dangerous. If the MCA top dogs were going to be prosecuted, it might just push the other top dogs over the edge and they MIGHT actually find the nuts to go down fighting. Now, I'm sure the MCA has plenty of dirt on UMNO flers. If I were UMNO, I won't push my luck that far!

"B" is more likely. It's clear that UMNO doesn't give a shit about MCA, and more so in recent months than usual. Coupled with the Utusan attacks, the PKFZ scandal blowup, and UMNO's abandonment all pretense of cooperating with MCA - this would give the theory that UMNO is going to let MCA bite the dust (and probably hurry them along the way) some credulity.

Why would UMNO abandon it's non-Malay partner of 60 years?

Simple - they are wooing PAS to form a Ketuanan Melayu govt are they not? If that's their goal, they wouldn't need the Chinese now, wouldn't they?

if it's really true - curtains for sure la the MCA!

THEN: Tiong King Sing revealing that Ong Tee Keat received private favours like rides on private jet and a RM10 million "loan". Now, these kinds of revelations don't just damage OTK, but also Tiong. It would mean that Tiong was offering favours and OTK was accepting. you can't prosecute one party and not the other right? So why did Tiong make such revelations so brazenly? Isn't he afraid of the consequences to himself?

Now, WHICH IS MORE LIKELY?

A. Tiong is thinking "if I'm going down, I'm taking him with me!"

B. Tiong's got a GET OUT OF JAIL FREE card on condition that he gets rid of OTK.

"A" is HIGHLY unlikely - because it has NEVER happened before in the entire history of mega scandals in Malaysia. Most of the people on the past who were unfortunate enough to take the fall normally drop out of the radar for a while then retire in style without rocking the boat.

That leaves option "B". This I think is a more believable outcome.

Let's recap. OTK was elected Prez of MCA and CSL Dep Prez. OTK became Transport Minister like all the MCA prez before him since decades ago, since that Ministry has always been reserved for the MCA Prez.

Then Najib announced his reforms. He wanted someone to liaise with all the BN parties in the Pakatan-held states. This was a specially created National-level BARISAN position tasked with turning the political tides. By all calculations, this was a BIG DEAL because this was not a MCA "reserve" position.

Who was chosen? Chua Soi Lek! Najib prefered the services of a sex dvd star to the Prez of the most senior party in the BN? Incredible!!

What a slap in the face for OTK - the message is crystal clear: the sex star is more important than the MCA prez!

So, with this in mind - is it likely that for some reason, Najib no longer sees OTK as useful. Is that also why OTK is left to fend for himself in the whole PKFZ scandal?

It would seem so.

So the writing is pretty clear on the wall - it's in BOLD and ITALICS and COLOURED RED.

The BN is finished.

Those of you who still think that the BN is the only viable government - please wake up!!

The Cracks In BN Become Even More Apparent

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We all know that the MSM will only talk good of BN and ill of the non-BN. Since the MSM's flavour of the day is to see to the breakup of PR, I decided to do a little snooping and look at the condition of the BN. What I saw was not pretty.

Of course, I had no access to insider information. All I had was the reports from the MSM, so the ability to really read between the lines and put 1/2 and 1/2 together is esssential. All that snooping resulted in the followin article in HartalMSM - a citizen-initiated media watch website.

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Which is worse – the Pakatan rift or the BN rift?

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Basically, this article explores how, despite the best efforts of the MSM to spin the BN positively, the lack of political cohesion – even in the critical time after GE12, even after Najib has taken over as the saviour of BN – would mean that the BN is heading towards an inevitable and possibly permanent breakup. Because the cracks in the BN have become too obvious for even the BN-controlled MSM to hide.

Of course, the article was just my opinion based on various media reports. But taken together, the media reports begin to paint a picture of a BN headed for a possibly permanent breakup.

Latest developments would seem to lend credibility to my assertions.

First, there was YM Ku Li's speech to the UMNO Club in Melbourne where he candidly states:

"The racial power-sharing model now practiced by Barisan is broken. It takes more honesty than we are used to in public life to observe that this is not a temporary but a terminal crisis. An old order is ending."

Of course, Ku Li - UMNO's voice of conscience - has always been ignored by the UMNOputras. But my assertions in the article was not the breakup (breakdown?) of UMNO - that's a story for another day. Rather it was the breakdown of UMNO-MCA cooperation.

And today's NST news item would give credence to my assertion:

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Buck up, Chua tells BN parties

(excerpt from NST) KUALA LUMPUR: Complacency. Arrogance. Lack of intra-party cooperation. Looking at issues from an ethnic angle.

These are some of the problems uncovered by the Barisan Nasional's chief coordinator for Pakatan Rakyat-ruled states, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, on his visits to meet BN grassroots in Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Kelantan.

Two months into his new role, Dr Chua, the MCA deputy president, noted that changes made after last year's general election were too small to make any difference.

"BN had been in power for so long that complacency and a tinge of arrogance had crept into its component parties and some leaders had been taking things easy," he told the New Straits Times in an interview yesterday.

Citing an example, he said BN parties held two or three meetings every five years when ideally, they should meet at least every three months.

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Now remember, this is NST - a paper wholly-owned by UMNO. If even a paper directly controlled by the ruling party cannot hide the fact that the MCA is unhappy with the UMNO-led BN's breakdown in cooperation, how bad do you think the situation really is?

The most candid revelation of the BN breakdown surely must come from ex-MCA Deputy President Chua Jui Meng, who on August 10 revealed that he had recommended several times for MCA to leave the Barisan.

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Chua cadang MCA keluar dari BN

(excerpt from Malaysian Insider) KUANTAN, Ogos 10 – Bekas Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Chua Jui Meng berkata, sudah beberapa kali beliau mencadangkan kepada kepimpinan MCA agar parti itu keluar dari Barisan Nasional (BN).

Cadangan ini beliau buat kerana marahkan sikap buruk beberapa kerat pemimpin Umno yang mereka buat melalui kenyataan dan sikap mereka. Chua berkata demikian dalam ceramahnya di Kuantan malam tadi.

Tambah Chua, beliau kini rasa bebas dan puas terutamanya bila bersuara untuk rakyat kerana beliau tidak lagi perlu berselindung seperti dalam kerajaan dan dalam MCA/BN dahulu.

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Surely Ong Tee Keat will not continue to suffer such indignities? His party has been thrown off the deep end with the PKFZ scandal. That's a real "damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't" scandal that UMNO conveniently washed their hands of.

I'm not envious of their task - the MCA Transport Ministers all OK'ed the project (including the cost over-runs and dubious deals). The biggest beneficiaries I won't mention here, but there are enough news reports in the Sun that reveal the names of the people behind the companies that made hundreds of millions from all the PKFZ dealings.

But when the shit hit the fan, it's the MCA who are left to fend for themselves. Poor fellas! As usual, they just know how to follow UMNO's orders and be the guys that "chup sou zhou see" (pick up the broken pieces) after them.

Now, we have gotten direct from the horses' mouths direct evidence of:

1. Lack of cooperation between BN parties
2. Lack of communication among BN parties
3. Bullying of MCA by UMNO
4. Arrogance and complacency
5. BN being an unworkable political arrangement

Together with the abuse and insults that the MCA has received from UMNO's most faithful mouthpiece - Utusan Malaysia - it's clear that the MCA is increasingly being pushed to the edge.

So what is the MCA going to do about it?

Is the MCA, who had been shamefully reduced from its role as "senior coalition partner" to "trophy eunuch", finally ready to make the hard choice - continue to accept its castration by UMNO or finally stand up to try and regain its vanquished dignity?

Either way, it is clear that the BN is finished as a viable political coalition. It no longer represents the people's aspirations and that's why the people have rejected it. To continue in the same mould is political suicide for the MCA. But to offend the Big Boss is also political suicide. How? How? HOW?

We can see that there's enough evidence at hand to conclude that AT LEAST ONE BN party is CONFIRMED to be dead. We have not even begun to explore the MIC's issues - but that one will be forthcoming.

As it is now, the UMNO has abandoned all pretense of working with its political partners in the BN. When was the last time anyone saw the leaders of the UMNO, MCA, MIC at the same function - holding hands and all that crap?

The MIC is completely ignored by UMNO, who are actively trying to court HINDRAF now.

The Gerakan is completely ignored by UMNO as KTK flounders in his Ministry of KPI that nobody takes seriously.

What events that UMNO does organise revolve around condemning Malays who work harmoniously with Chinese as traitors, condemning Malaysian Chinese as a whole as traitors, condemning Malaysian Chinese-majority parties as anti-Islam, etc. Add the fact that UMNO is courting PAS to betray the PR to form a Malay-Muslim majority government coalition with them, shows that they have no consideration to the feelings of the non-Malay BN components.

How can the non-Malay BN components - with the MCA especially - stomach such brazen political adultery? Leave the "wife" of sixty years at home to clean up the mess and go out and openly joli-joli with the wife of another who happened to catch their fancy? Openly insult the original wife in public while tackling the new target? Come home and still expect the wife to serve faithfully and quietly?

Even the strongest marriage, even the most subservient wife would not be able to stand such philandeering! The divorce is surely forthcoming!

The BN is too strong? The BN will not break up? It's time for those who still believe in this myth to wake up!!