Expressing disappointment, MCA President emphasizes BN must show respect to the party
MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said the party had met BN’s other component parties only once in Melaka before negotiations concluded. News portal FMT reported just now that MCA leaders walked out of a Barisan Nasional event announcing the coalition’s candidates for the 14 November Melaka election tonight, saying the party would not accept decisions made without its consent. MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said seats previously contested by the party had been allocated to other parties without proper consultation, despite MCA being a long-standing BN component party. “MCA cannot be pushed around. We deserve to be treated with dignity. How can decisions be made on MCA’s behalf without our agreement when the MCA president is still here?” he was quoted as saying by pro-MCA newspaper and news portal The Star . Wee walked out of the event at the Melaka International Trade Centre with MCA deputy president Mah Hang Soon and leaders from six MCA divisions in Melaka. He said ...