Former Selangor mentri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo has cautioned Umno members against being involved in a seat tussle with MCA, charging that such a move would only cause more harm than good.
“Think carefully before you do it; at this moment, any changing seat between the parties is very sensitive.
“The outcome might not be good,” he told reporters today.
The veteran Umno politician’s remarks come as a seat tussle rages on between his party and MCA over the Wangsa Maju parliamentary seat, traditionally contested by MCA.
Khir said Umno’s move to take over seats held by other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties may reinforce the perception that the Malay party was trying to “control” everything in BN.
“There might be a (perception) that Umno is trying to control everything... the Chinese don’t like these things,” the former Selangor opposition leader said.
He said Umno should instead focus on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1 Malaysia concept, and work towards achieving the PM’s vision.
In a statement on Tuesday, MCA treasurer-general Datuk Seri Tan Chai Ho said he was upset Wangsa Maju Umno leaders had openly voiced their claim over Wangsa Maju, which MCA lost for the first time in 2008.
The seat is currently held by independent Member of Parliament Wee Choo Keong who won on a PKR ticket during Election 2008.
He scolded Umno for making its intentions public and urged all BN component parties to keep such matters internal.
“I would like to point out that all issues related to BN in the coming general election must be decided on by the BN supreme council and processed in the spirit of BN whereby the views of all party members are looked into so as to find the perfect balance,” said Tan.
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What a shame, no need to tell us the party's internal problem and bickering. The rakyat is waiting anxiously for the road to Putrajaya.....
Whether there is a tussle or no tussle, the outcome is clear for MCA. it will meet its political death.
As far as UMNO is concerned, just count the number of seats it can retain. Just what has UMNO and its partners done for Malaysia since 2008? These people are just not interested or just do not have the sense of leadership to lead anymore. More often than not, they are thinking of how much they can grab from whatever that is left and available to them.
The welfare of Malaysians are never in their minds, the good and proper administration of the country is never on their agenda.
The outcome in Selangor is clear as crystal, educated Selangorians will opt for Pakatan Rakyat whatever their shortcomings, as corruptions and plunderings from the nation's wealthiest state is very much lessened.
BN will continue to offer Malaysians "politics of race" until after the next GE! They have gone too far and they cannot retrack now. And Malaysians tak mudah lupa for what they had dished out to us the past three years! Sex, sodomies, lies, racial insults, religious insults! Gutter politics at its best!
Malaysians for a more peaceful and progressive Malaysia, vote Pakatan Rakyat to save our children and future generations! Selamatkan Malaysia!
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