I refer to the Malaysiakini report Latest twist: 'ROS did not confirm Chua as No 2' .

In the above news report, sacked MCA Legal Director, Leong Tang Chong, a senior practicing lawyer, highlighted the issue of the Registrar of Society (ROS) not specifically mentioning that Chua Soi Lek is the deputy president of MCA.

What Leong is trying to do is nothing more than sensationalise an issue legally disposed by MCA central committee on Nov 3. Of late, because of marginalisation of their political influence, Liow Tiong Lai’s faction has resorted to sensationalising practically everything to disrupt the ‘Great Unity Plan’.

As your readers will possibly recall, on Oct 15 the CC meeting of MCA was very reluctant to fill the party’s deputy president post. Members of the CC were not legally certain that there existed a vacancy but Leong proceed with his own interpretation of the party constitution and subsequently bulldozed through the appointment of Leow as deputy. After that motion, the pro-Leow faction proceed to grab power by insisting on the resignation of president Ong Tee Keat.

In order to facilitate the power grab on Oct 15, Leong invoked Article 174 to interpret MCA’s party constitution according to his hidden agenda but in reality, the position of deputy president after the Oct 10 EGM was well protected by Article 35.

Article 35 specifically spells out that any motion to remove office-bearers must be supported by at least two-thirds of the delegates present and their voting in the general assembly. As such, there is no need to invoke Article 174. Leong has taken a very absurd view simply to support Leow’s faction.

Also in the same meeting, Ong directed an EGM to be called for fresh elections but Leow said it this was against the party’s constitution. Three weeks later, when Leow’s faction petitioned for fresh elections, he turned around and said it was perfectly in tandem with the constitution.

What sort of professional we are looking at ? This is not professionalism any more, it is purely politics. Leong has helped out Leow thinking that Leow will soon become MCA president and reinstate him as chairperson of The Star newspaper.

However, Leow could not make it and Leong was later removed by Ong Tee Keat on Oct 17 soon after which he become a sore loser. Leong’s action is more like a politician than a lawyer even though he claims to be neutral.

There nothing much to argue on the ROS’ wording ‘that the post of deputy president has never fallen vacant’, meaning that the seat still belongs to Chua.

The MCA Disciplinary Board meeting (Aug 4), the presidential council meeting (Aug 26) and the CC meeting (Sept 19) all did not remove Chua. On the contrary, when the first motion was adopted at the Oct 10 EGM, Chua has returned to his full status as a member. Batu Pahat divisional chairman and MCA central delegate as well as deputy president.

The third motion to block his way to return as deputy president failed to do so because Article 35 requires a two-third majority to remove any office-bearer.

It is all that simple but sensing that the central delegates are getting tired and bored, Leow’s faction must create some sensational issues to attract attention for the sake of EGM on Nov 28. Everybody, lawyers and non-lawyers alike, can easily understand the wording of the ROS’ letter Nov 3.

Only Leow chooses not to understand it. The ROS has written a well-worded and straightforward letter. It is only Leong’s wishful thinking that Leow could still make it to the presidency.

Wake up, the people are already fed up with Leow’s actions so what has he got to lose if he supports the GUP? Being a minister and vice-president is still not sufficient for him? Only the seat of the presidency can fullfill his ambitions?

What about the 99.9% of party members who do not stand to gain anything from the party? Going by Leow’s mode of thinking, they had better quit the party en-bloc.