MCA president Wee Ka Siong has rejected mounting calls for the party to decide on its future in Barisan Nasional (BN), asserting that any decision regarding its position will be made solely by MCA.
“As MCA president, when the time comes to make a decision, I will make it — but only after extensive consultation with our members,” he told a press conference at Wisma MCA today.
“It is not for others to dictate whether we should stay or leave. This is not their party. Mind your own business. This is our party, and we know what is best for us.”
Wee was responding to questions on whether MCA would withdraw from BN amid increasing speculation — both from political rivals and from within its own grassroots — that the party should exit the coalition, given its diminished influence in the unity government.
Several division chiefs and grassroots leaders have argued that MCA has been sidelined and must consider rebuilding independently.
In June, Wee told The Straits Times that MCA’s 191 division assemblies would “deliberate on the party’s future direction” and present their proposals at the annual general meeting in October.
MIC, another BN component party facing similar challenges, has recently stated its willingness to hold discussions with any political entity to secure its survival and better serve the Indian community.
However, political analysts have warned both MCA and MIC against leaving BN, citing the coalition’s current weakened political position.
BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has also urged coalition partners not to issue threats about quitting, especially at a time when the alliance is working to regain stability.
