Press statement by Teresa Kok, Selangor State Senior EXCO and MP for Seputeh in Shah Alam on 8 May 2011
MCA should rename itself the Malaysian Cowards Association for consistently being too chicken to stand up to the divisive racial threats of UMNO, Utusan Malaysia and Perkasa
MCA Vice President Liow Tiong Lai’s accusation that DAP fans racial sentiment among the Chinese is childish because it is an obvious lie and backfires upon MCA for being a Chinese-only party with a track record of lacking the moral courage to stand up to the hate speech and divisive racial threats of UMNO, UMNO rag Utusan Malaysia, and Malay supremacist group Perkasa. Thus, it is high time MCA renamed itself the Malaysian Cowards Association to most accurately reflect their true principles.
Time and time again, MCA leaders have been too yellow livered to stand up for the interests of the Chinese whom they claim to represent, for fear of hurting their personal political careers. It was this spinelessness which led voters to reject MCA in the March 2008 General Elections.
Three years have passed since then, and yet MCA leaders are still in denial of their party’s internal failings, preferring to blame external forces, particularly DAP. MCA leaders have been relentless in their crazed attacks of DAP, with laughable accusations that DAP is a racist party, particularly since last months’ Sarawak state elections.
MCA President Chua Soi Lek fired first with the baseless accusation that DAP is dividing the good people of Sarawak. He further tried to frighten the Chinese in Sarawak with the veiled threat that they would have no representation in the state government should they vote for DAP instead of SUPP. In the end, Chua’s words proved impotent because DAP won 12 out of 15 seats contested, winning on the back of Iban as well as Chinese votes as proven by independent political analysts.
As long as MCA continues to blame DAP, instead of addressing their own failings and the true enemies of Malaysia such as Utusan Malaysia, Perkasa and Pembela, and the race-based BN component parties that is UMNO, MIC and MCA itself, MCA can expect to be punished by voters again in the next general elections.
I urge MCA leaders to evolve beyond their selfish for-Chinese-only mentality, withdraw from BN’s race-based politics and work for the interests of all Malaysians, regardless of their ethnic make-up. Until MCA leaders find the moral courage in which to do this, it is fitting that they rename themselves the Malaysian Cowards Association that they are widely perceived to be.
Teresa Kok
MCA is spineless and easily bent to the demands and criticism of UMNO.What respectable things they have done for the chinese community(in terms of onslaughts by Utusan Malaysia by fanning racial conflict issues and dare not tell Najib or Hishamuddin to take appropriate actions but when Sin Chew just reports on the pendatang issue,their reporter is arrested under ISA and the newspaper issued warnings, the racial discrimination in the INTERLOCK).
Yes,the MCA leaders are only concerned about their ricebowl(the ministerial post)and now using the issue(recently announced by their chief CSL that they will take no govt post if MCA lost more in GE13) to threaten the chinese!
MCA leaders,if you have ‘ball’,I want to see you all strongly(other than the sporadic comments by individual minister)stand up to the Utusan Malaysia to stop making unfouded issues(especially on race and religion).Utusan Malaysia is creating racial and religious instability and I feared to think one day this will turn into a racial conflicts and riots(the fanatics are ready to act at any incitement)!
you kidding good teresa?
MCA leaving BN? Oh, how can they forgo the crumbs. Crumbs arent that small anyway. Just look at the size of the filthy PKFZ? Its gonna be RM12b in total!
Furnicular train for penang hills was for RM43m and now it costs RM73m. Small change aint it. Oh, it stops working after a week or so. Thats MCA-BN partnership for you. Not the first time and neither the last. I would be most surprise if any project by MCA-BN is within budget and timeline. MCA-BN Boleh, no?
If I were the president or vice-president of MCA, I would definitely ask PM to make a choice,keep MCA or those perksa,pembela,utusan troublemakers.This is called dignity to the chinese community;threatening chinese with reverse psychology or attacking dap as racist instead of that 3 monkeys is called bastardisation of issue.The lastest idioticsm from these stupid is Christain is official religion of nation …and MCA is sooooooo quiet on issue, why scared again? YOU SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD TO SUE THESE ABOVE THE LAW IDIOTS FOR LIES!
Sassy MP really hits right where it hurts on MCA leaders. She called MCA leaders “cowards”, spineless, lacking moral courage and selfish.
She is indirectly telling MCA leaders, “You got no balls.”
She is good.
Religions again !!!
I have been studying & analysing religions for quite some time. My advice is IGNORE RELIGIONS.
Religion is the major earthquake for Peace.
Religion is not about the truth.
Religion is about unsubstantiated claims/beliefs, myths, rituals, irrationality and even lies.
If you believe in God, pray to God DIRECTLY in your house, in any direction, in any language, when you are ready. Your relation with God is private. Since God is Almighty Omniscient and Immanent, God will understand you.
If everybody prays at home, there will be Peace. When people pray in Big Groups or numbers, it tends to develop into a “Gang” or “Mafia” with “Mob Mentality”. That is why you see religious people committing crimes in the name of God !!!
May God Bless Malaysia
Free Thinker
A former US President roughly said,
“The posts of leadership and exploration are for the BRAVE and not the cowards.”