The current predicament MCA faces prompts my observation: Whenever there is bickering within a party, the individual member's rights are often ignored. There are rules provided for an extraordinary general meeting if properly requisitioned and verified. Yet, instead of the endorsement, we saw a peace plan that compromised on principles and legal issues.

Are politicians above the law? As a layperson, I expect rules to be abided to. What has the Registrar of Societies got to say to the present state of affairs? Just because Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and some cabinet ministers are involved, the ROS has no comments?

Either there is proper requisition or none at all. Surely the purpose of the relevant rules in the constitution is to protect minority interests by thrashing out in the open whatever the grievances.

For peace and stability, no one is supposed to rock the boat and life goes on. Very soon the constitution of each political party will have a "no rocking the boat" clause, favouring the incumbents. The Barisan Nasional parties might as well just put it in black and white that in case of dispute, the PMs decision is final. Then there will be no ambiguity and no further dispute. As it is now, there is no redress at the court of law where political parties are concerned.