I want to see PR win BIG in Johor - Jui Meng

PKR vice president Chua Jui Meng returned to the political limelight amid a rousing welcome after a two weeks leave, during which his political enemies had tried their best to paint him as a traitor and harass him out of the party he left the MCA to join in 2009.

At a press conference held at the PKR headquarters, Jui Meng showed his political finesse, fielding with ease the toughest questions put to him including on the contentious Gelang Patah seat, his much-publicized relationship with DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Boo Cheng Hau.

"At this moment, there is no seat that can be said to be offered to me. At the moment PKR has 11 parliamentary seats. We had 12 seats. I am not in the business of usurping anyone. I intend to make sure all these people (his PKR colleagues) win. But it is not in my character to ask anyone to make way for me," Jui Meng told a press conference on Friday.

"I had a house and that was called Gelang Patah. I was asked to work there. Later I was asked to leave and of course it was good that the party said it would look for another for me. But unfortunately up to now, no doors have been opened to me. And I have said, that does not matter to me. What matters is that PR wins and wins big."

Support Kit Siang, Gelang Patah is highly winnable

Jui Meng, a former MCA vice president and Health Minister, called on Malaysians to support PR in GE13 and Kit Siang in Gelang Patah.

"I am honored that Kit Siang is to be the man to replace me in Gelang Patah," said Jui Meng, referring to the DAP adviser's strong record in the Opposition.

"Gelang Patah is a highly winnable seat. Yes, the people are disappointed but disappointment doesn't last. We must accept the new reality and continue the fight for reforms and justice in Malaysia for all Malaysians. We must get rid of corruption and poverty. These are the reasons why I joined the Reformasi movement," referring to the PKR supporters in Gelang Patah.

When asked about his relationship with Boo, who had threatened 3-corner fights in all areas the PR could not agree on, Jui Meng said "he is a young man with a bright future".

"There is no hatchet to bury. I have no quarrel with dr Boo Cheng Hau. I have never started any quarrel with Dr Boo. There was no need for the so-called quarrel in the press. When one person wants to quarrel and I refuse to quarrel, you cannot call that a quarrel, OK? I just received, I have no axe to grind with him."