Amid latest survey results pointing to opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's popularity compared to Najib Razak for the prime minister post, Chua set out to make a point by taking a dip at Pak Lah's educational background.
He said Pak Lah was educated in Islamic Studies and as such did not know about economics [sic].
"When Pak Lah led the country, every day he would talk about Islam Hadhari (progressive Islam) but never about the economy," he lamented. 'Islam Hadhari' is Pak Lah's prime ministerial slogan before it was replaced with Najib's '1Malaysia' battlecry soon after the latter took over in 2009.
Saying Anwar also comes from similar religious background, Chua, who has in the past invited condemnations for publicly berating Islamic values, Chua said Najib's rule was however different.
"They [Pak Lah and Anwar] don't know about the economy, they only talk about doa (prayers)," said the MCA chief as quoted by news portal Malaysiakini.
In 2008, announcing his resignation from all party and government posts weeks before the general election saw MCA losing most of the seats it contested, Chua said that his decision was in the context of Islam Hadhari.
"I am afraid if I continue to hold the positions in the government or the party, it would be a burden to the government and the party, especially in the context of Islam Hadhari and healthy political culture mooted by my party president (Ong Ka Ting)," the then MCA vice-president had told newsmen.
Yesterday, University of Malaya Centre for Democracy and Elections revealed that Anwar was the favourite for the post of prime minister ahead of Najib. The survey had interviewed some 1,407 respondents in Peninsular Malaysia between the day parliament was dissolved (April 3) and nomination day on April 20.
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Saturday, April 27, 2013
MCA chief blasts Pak Lah for being Islamic
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Pas yang telah menukar dasar perjuangannya menegakkan sebuah negara Islam kepada negara berkebajikan, merupakan sebuah parti yang semakin keliru dan turut mengelirukan kalangan anggota dan penyokongnya sendiri.
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ReplyDeleteFreedom of religion is the basic foundation of any multi-religious society, and so it is in Malaysia. The need for this was laid bare in January with the unseemly squabble within Pakatan Rakyat over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims. So now, in the lead up to GE13, we have to ask the question: Which side will be more capable of ensuring our freedom of religion?
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ReplyDeleteBN, on the other hand, makes specific commitments in its manifesto: it pledges to assign jurisdiction over non-Muslim matters to a Minister in the PM's Department, to increase tax exemptions for contributions to the construction, expansion, and upkeep of places of worship, to allocate land for the building of places of worship, and to provide financial assistance to all religious institutions.
ReplyDeleteTake, for instance, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's visit to Petaling Jaya Gurdwara to celebrate Vaisakhi with the Sikh community last weekend. Can you imagine Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, or any other Pakatan PM hopeful ever doing this?
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ReplyDeleteIn comparison, DAP and PAS still cling on to their rigid mindsets, unable to decide on whether a Pakatan government would allow non-Muslims, such as Christians and Sikhs, to use the word "Allah". The coalition has also not made it clear whether it would implement hudud nationally, as PAS is adamant it intends to do so.
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ReplyDelete"They [Pak Lah and Anwar] don't know about the economy, they only talk about doa (prayers)," said the MCA chief as quoted by news portal Malaysiakini.
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Isu agama tidak harus diungkit dan dikaitkan.
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ReplyDeleteAnwar indeed a smart leader??
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The “stigma” of being linked to a sex scandal years ago still haunts MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and the party he leads, Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has said.
ReplyDeleteOng was commenting on the reasons for MCA’s dismal performance in Election 2013, where the party had won only seven federal seats and 11 state seats, a far poorer result compared to its 2008 win of 15 federal seats and 32 state seats.
ReplyDeleteOng said it was unfair to comment on whether MCA could have had a better performance at the polls without Dr Chua, who yesterday said that he will be accountable for MCA’s results and will quit his post between this June and December.
ReplyDelete“I do not think it is fair at this juncture to say the situation would be less disastrous or not without him at the helm, but one thing that I could see clearly - and this is not just my personal observation, but rather a common observation among many party insiders, especially the ones who participated in the electoral canvassing - is that his stigma, so to speak, is still haunting him and the party,” the former MCA president told the New Sunday Times (NST) in an interview published today.
ReplyDeleteWhen asked whether he was referring to Dr Chua’s stigma over a “sex DVD”, Ong agreed.
ReplyDelete“Yes, I saw with my own eyes how people reacted - not just among urban folk, but also rural (folk).
ReplyDelete“People are still talking about it, despite the fact that he thought he had been cleansed by his so-called proactive owning up or confession (that he was the person in the DVD),” the five-term Pandan MP said.
In late 2007, video copies of Dr Chua engaged in sex acts with his mistress were circulated publicly, and led to his resignation as the health minister.
ReplyDeleteDr Chua was also not fielded as a candidate in Election 2008, but later made a political comeback in MCA.
ReplyDeleteOng was elected to head the party in 2008, but a power struggle within MCA led to a re-election in 2010 where Dr Chua won and took over as MCA president.
Throughout the interview, Ong did not put the entire blame for MCA’s weak results on Dr Chua’s shoulders, but agreed with the interviewer that Dr Chua’s “arrogance and alleged cronynism” had partly contributed to the lacklustre polls results.
ReplyDeleteHe said the public were concerned with the relevance of the party, hinting that MCA should look beyond the interests of the Chinese community.
ReplyDelete“When we talk about the relevance of the party, as a component party of the ruling coalition, people would expect you to be proactive and effective, and not just on issues confronting a particular community,” he said.
ReplyDeleteOng agreed that the opposition had attacked MCA by using the party’s sidelining of him as a candidate for the Pandan federal seat.
ReplyDelete“Yes. In fact, much to my dismay and certainly, this is beyond my anticipation, the exclusion of my name from the MCA and Barisan Nasional candidates’ list has been exploited to the hilt by the opposition campaigners.
ReplyDelete“And it was not just confined to Pandan, but happened nationwide, especially in Chinese-majority areas,” Ong said.
ReplyDeleteIt is understood that Ong and Dr Chua have a less than cordial relationship, with lawyer Gary Lim finally fielded as the MCA candidate for Pandan despite Ong’s personal popularity among his constituents there.
ReplyDeletePKR’s Rafizi Ramli won a resounding victory in the Pandan seat last Sunday, defeating Gary Lim with a 26,729 majority after he polled 48,183 votes to Lim’s 21,454. Ong’s former private secretary Allan Tan, who had contested as an independent, lost his depostit.
ReplyDeleteChinese Malaysians don't give a damn about CSL and MCA which includes OTK. The Chinese, like other Malaysians are sick and tired of corruption, abuse of powers, lies, deceit, incompetence, cronyism and arrogance amongst umno/bn members who think we owe them our lives. This country is in a major crisis and we are all victims irrespective of race and religion.
ReplyDeleteAs long as mca remains a slave, mouthpiece and lapdog of umno, it will remain irrelevant and useless.
Dr Chua Soi Lek admits to being the man in sex DVD
ReplyDeleteDATUK Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is the man in the sex DVD circulating in Johor.
ReplyDeleteThe Health Minister admitted this yesterday, saying that the woman seen in the DVD is a personal friend.
Dr Chua's wife Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin said in a statement that she and the family would stand by him.
ReplyDeleteSoi Lek should not be BN candidate because of sex scandal, says Tee Keat
ReplyDeleteFormer MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has said his successor Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is not a “winnable candidate,” pointing out that the former health minister’s 2007 sex scandal will be a major liability in the general election expected to be called soon.
ReplyDeleteRumours have been swirling since February that Ong will also be dropped but the Pandan MP told The Malaysian Insider in an interview this week that Dr Chua’s 2007 sex video scandal will continue to plague the MCA president and Barisan Nasional (BN).
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