‘Look at MCA’s track record’

Don’t be swayed by Opposition’s rhetoric instead, says party veteran

PETALING JAYA: The Chinese should vote by considering “good track record instead of rhetoric” spewed by the Opposition, urges MCA veteran Tan Sri Lim Ah Lek (pic).

The former MCA deputy president said the community cannot afford to lose its voice in the federal and state governments.

“I advise the Chinese community; please look at MCA’s past record.

“Without the party, there wouldn’t be TAR UC (Tunku Abdul Rahman University College), UTAR (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman) and Kojadi to help students.

“For all the things we have done, the Opposition will spin and say MCA has done nothing. But we know it is all propaganda,” Lim said.

And if there is no Chinese voice in the Cabinet, he said there will be nobody to look after the interests of the community, putting them on “the losing end”.

Lim, 76, rubbished the Opposition’s allegations that the MCA did not speak up on contentious issues, calling them “totally nonsense”.

“If there’s anything against the Chinese or not beneficial to the community, we raise it. Things are decided through consensus, never by a raise of hands,” he said.

“And at Cabinet meetings, the MCA president sits next to the Prime Minister.

“He would have the PM’s ears, whispering if there are any issues affecting the Chinese.”

He also pointed out that MCA played a vital role in linking Malaysia and China, leading to growing investments from the republic into Malaysia.

“Some countries are even envi ous of us because of our strong relationship with China.

“Such investments have benefited our people. The Prime Minister himself realised the importance of this and that is why he appointed Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting as his special envoy to China,” he said.

On former Umno veterans Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz and Tun Daim Zainuddin who have turned Oppositionfriendly, Lim expressed his disappointment, saying that the duo had benefited tremendously from the party.

“They will not be who they are today without their party.

“It is their democratic right if they do not support the party president but not to betray the party.

“Now they are speaking out against the party, which has given them so much support, and asking people to vote for the Opposition. I think it is very unkind,” he said.