MCA's negotiation over the fresh elections has fallen into a deadlock and the Prime Minister said in Port of Spain: If it cannot be resolved, I will have to talk to the three parties. He hoped the party crisis can be resolved as soon as possible.
It has become a common aspiration of BN leaders and main Chinese groups to bring MCA back on the right track of serving the country and the Chinese community. However, the three factions of the party are still unable to put aside their desires for power and position. The people are thoroughly disappointed. Negotiations require all parties to make a concession in order to reach a consensus. If all of them are so unyielding, there will not be any result even if they negotiate until the end of the world.
The problem is, can MCA still be unyielding today? The Chinese community will still back MCA if it is unyielding when it comes to issues related to the community's future. But who will be so foolish to keep supporting them if the three factions are unyielding just because they want to safeguard their own interests? "As a Prime Minister, would he fail to get the results he wants?"
MCA President Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat had tough words before he was admitted to the hospital but now, on one will “applaud” for his remarks. He said: “If leaders give up their autonomy, how are they going to raise their heads in their own community?”
The community is feeling embarrassed and ashamed of having such leaders who have no credibility at all. Without a mediation from an authority, when will the party crisis end? If the crisis continues, it will harm the community's interests and how is MCA going to face over 600 million Chinese then? Even if MCA, which has lost its credibility, is able to be “temporarily stable by using the interest transfer method”, how is the party going to win the respect of all Chinese?
The party's mechanisms, including the overly expansive arbitrary power of the president can no longer allow MCA to democratically resolve the party crisis with dignity. Therefore, the three factions and other party members must accept the fact and let BN leaders to mediate. The party has to adopt a reasonable plan and let the grassroots or the Central delegates to recover the party's dignity through a democratic means. It is the only way out for MCA. The party may have to be closed down if they keep sinking into the myth of “autonomy” (it is, in fact, personal survival of the leaders).
If the party crisis continues until the next party elections, MCA will be unable to deal with many national and community issues, including the 10th Malaysian Plan, recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), Goods and Services Tax (GST), and the issue of building more Chinese primary schools. The Chinese New Year celebrations will also be cheerless.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak have left it to his deputy Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin to mediate the party crisis and Muhyiddin promised to resolve it within a week. However, the three factions of MCA were having their own plans. They either made the negotiation to fall into a deadlock or being mysteriously hospitalised. It has harmed the Deputy Prime Minister's prestige.
And now, Najib wants to do it personally. As a Prime Minister, would he fail to get the results he wants? Can MCA leaders be still unyielding in such a situation? The date for the fresh elections and whether there will be fresh elections for MCA Youth and Wanita MCA are no longer a problem. Most importantly, MCA leaders must know the relative importance and act accordingly to avoid offending BN and Chinese community leaders, as well as closing the door to save the party. (By LIM SUE GOAN/Translated by SOONG PHUI JEE/Sin Chew Daily)
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