For the past 50 years, MCA has been the bedrock of the Chinese community, championing linguistic, economic and political interests. But today it finds itself at a crossroads especially after the Sarawak state election when all signs point that the community is now throwing its support for the fledgling Pakatan Rakyat, in particular its component party DAP, leaving MCA in its most precarious situation to date.
In an exclusive interview with Malaysiakini, MCA president Chua Soi Lek said he believes the Chinese community had long exhibited sophisticated pragmatism when it comes to voting, ensuring a healthy mix of its representatives on both sides of the Dewan Rakyat floor but of late, he laments, this balancing act has gone awry.
Chua who has seen 35 years of politicking, said, "The Chinese are a very strategic community. They want somebody in the government to articulate their frustrations, (but) they also want a strong opposition to keep (check) on the government. But sometimes, when they do this balancing act, they go haywire."
Chua admitted that the BN government wasn't a perfect government - having a lot of weaknesses, corruption, abuse of power and it was not living up to its words. At the same time, Chua questioned if the opposition had done anything better than the BN government.
So, you see Chua keeps targeting the Chinese community. He is not solving the root problem. If he readily admits that the BN government has a lot of weaknesses, then what is it doing to overcome them? Specifically, what is MCA doing to fight against corruption, abuse of power and injustice? ;-)
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