Ti: MCA fresh polls should cover all levels Giam Say Khoon

Ti: MCA fresh polls should cover all levels
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Giam Say Khoon

Ti Lian Ker

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 25, 2009): MCA non-governmental organisation liaison bureau chief Datuk Ti Lian Ker today proposed that the coming fresh polls to end the party's leadership crisis must cover the branch, division and youth and wanita wing.

In a statement, he said according to the party constitution, the tenure for the incumbents will expire in April 2011 but the fresh polls will extend the central committee's (CC) tenure to 2012 or 2013.

If the polls are confined to just the top posts and the central committee, it will create inconsistency in the terms of office for the CC, Youth and Wanita wings, divisions and branches. To overcome this problem, the formula for fresh polls for just the CC should be expanded to a general party election for all levels, said Ti.

"For the sake of party benefit and sincerity to give back the power to the one million party members, vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai's side should agree to the above proposal," he said.

Wee Ka Siong

Ti said he doubted the sincerity of Youth chief Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong and Wanita chief Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun, who are actively pushing for fresh polls but rejected the suggestion to have fresh polls involving the wings.

"Party members are questioning the principle and sincerity of Wee and Chew as leaders if they are not willing and brave enough to face re-election in the wings?

"If the two wing chiefs who are responsible for the split in the party are not involved in re-election; will the party crisis end with just the fresh polls for the CC?" he asked.

Chew Mei Fun

On Tuesday, Liow was quoted as saying that there was no need for the wings to be involved in the fresh polls, as there were no problems with the wings whatsoever.

"MCA's problem now is not being able to implement the resolution passed in the first extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Oct 10," he had said.

Liow's faction wanted fresh polls for the party top leadership as they felt that the Oct 10 EGM results were not respected as warring party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek had decided to call a truce after the meeting, although they had their leadership rejected by the central deleg