Malaysia: Ong Ka Ting: MCA Is The Bodyguard of Chinese Community

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysia Chinese Association (MCA) was the bodyguard of Chinese community, the party was a political representative to protect the Chinese's rights and interests in politic, economic, cultural and education sectors, said MCA president Ong Ka Ting.

Therefore, MCA was not the bodyguard for others, added Ong.

He said MCA and other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties, such as UMNO and MIC, were political vanguard, they were contemporaries. MCA has improved the Chinese qualifications and experiences in politic arena, Chinese has contributed a lot in building the country.

"Today, there are shameless opposition parties which belittles MCA as others' bodyguard because they want to win and to achieve their dreams. In fact, we are "body guard" for Chinese, we are the political representative for Chinese in politic, economic, cultural and education sectors," he said during the MCA 59th Party Anniversary Celebration.

"During the campaigning period, most of the statements by opposition parties are distorting the fact. It is unfair to MCA. Moreover opposition parties urges Chinese to vote them in order to give a lesson to UMNO, it is a lie," Ong said.

He said MCA has contributed a lot in politic, economic, cultural and education sectors, and MCA was unlike opposition parties which only shouted the slogan without actual contribution.

He also requested the MCA members to be careful during election campaigning period in order to reveal the fact.

However, he said MCA was very confident in Chinese community because Chinese was a smart, and those who approached MCA would know MCA's contributions in the past. (Sin Chew Daily)