KUALA LUMPUR: May 9, 2008
Barisan Nasional component parties need sincere dialogues, not cliques, said MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan.
“In the Barisan coalition, what we want is a harmonious, sincere relationship, and frank dialogue among the component parties.
“I don’t think forming cliques in the coalition will help,” he told the press after launching the Architect Centre Sdn Bhd here yesterday.
He said this when asked to comment on former MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek’s statement in the Chinese press that the MCA should team up with 12 other Barisan component parties to have more negotiating power when dealing with Umno.
Dr Chua said that instead of negotiating with Umno individually, grouping up would provide the other component parties a louder voice as a form of check-and-balance within Barisan.
“To say that we should ‘counter’ them would sound hostile,” Ong said.
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