Liow turns tables on Chua for GE disaster

MCA deputy president Liow Tiong Lai blames party president’s “lack of moral values” for party’s disastrous performance during national polls.

Lisa J Ariffin, FMT

The fight for MCA’s presidential post intensified today when deputy president Liow Tiong Lai blamed incumbent chief Dr Chua Soi Lek for the party’s disastrous performance during the general election in May.

Liow turned the tables on Chua following news yesterday that 20 central committee members had called for an extraordinary general assembly to censure the deputy president for failing in his duty as the chairman of the general election preparation committee.

“This loss was because we have a president with moral issues. The president has made the members ashamed to face the people, especially the women,” Liow told a press conference here.

It was understood that Liow was referring to Chua’s sex-tape scandal in 2008 which forced the latter to relinquish his post as Health Minister and party positions. He later made a political comeback to become the party president.

“During house to house campaigns, we were hurled with abusive words, and the people insulted our members for having such an immoral leaders.

“There were also BN leaders who did not want our president to campaign in their respective constituencies as they were afraid (the scandal) would affect voting in the area,” he said.

“Therefore, claims that I did not perform my duty as election chairman and did not give publicity to MCA is not true. I stress that a lot of issues regarding the party’s strategy are determined by the party president himself,” he added.