Hard-hitting remarks on MCA and its president Dr Chua Soi Lek made by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz has evoked strong criticism from leaders of this key BN partner, who described Nazri as arrogant and suffering from "delusion, amnesia and inertia".

They said Nazri's words against Chua and MCA, including using the term "neglected wife", went against the 1Malaysia concept introduced by Prime Minister and Umno president Najib Abdul Razak and would further alienate Chinese voters.