MCA leader : BN singing same old tune
Malaysiakini.com
Mar 20, 2008

In a bold and ironic departure from his Chinese-base party lines, MCA PJ Utara division chairperson Dr Wong Sai Hou called it "amusing to see the leaders of Umno, MCA, Gerakan and MIC continue to swim in the quagmire of racial politics". MCPX

In a statement released this afternoon, the MCA division chief said that the leaders were still in the dark over what hit them on March 8.

wong sai hou"If they continue to run their parties along the same old racial lines, playing all the emotional sensitivities it carries, five years from now BN could very well be relegated to an opposition party," he warned.

"For the first time in 51 years, we see Chinese voters casting their votes for PAS candidates and the Malay ones voting for DAP candidates.

"It is very clear that our people have achieved a high level of political maturity."

This election is a continuance of the 2004 elections where the Malays have responded to the call for reformation, having woken up to the fact that the NEP has been the root source of cronyism and corruption, he said.

Umno's domination

e said that although, the mandate given to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi in 2004 was overwhelming, his promises to clean up the country, however, were not fulfilled.

"The 2008 election results showed that people already have very little confidence in their respective racial party leaders.

"More so, because MCA, Gerakan and MIC were relegated to be of no consequence as Umno was almost having a dictatorial domination on BN," he added.

To stay relevant, BN must address all the issues raised during the elections, said the former Kg Tunku assemblyman.

Wong was a two-term Kg Tunku state representative. He did not defend his seat this year and was replaced by one of MCA's many new faces, Sheah Kok Fah.

Sheah lost the seat to DAP's Lau Weng San by 7,977 votes during the last elections. 

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