The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) component of Barisan Nasional has become more of a menace lately. Post-GE13 following their atrocious performance, the MCA leadership tried to show their solemnness by declaring that they do not want any ministerial position till they had strengthened and proven themselves to the BN.

Not long afterwards they realised they were fading out of the scene. Like little runts they put on a thick face and begged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for positions, which they ultimately got. Now, some are forgetting all this and speaking against the same leadership that gave them recognition. If they have something against the current leadership, they should voice their concern directly face-to-face rather than trying heroics publicly.

Very recently, during his defence of Chinese-based schools, Deputy Education Minister Senator Chong Sin Woon claimed that almost all MCA members attended Chinese vernacular schools that do not brew racism.

Instead he ridiculed DAP members for not being able to speak Chinese and attended national schools. His statement insinuated that national schools are hotbeds of racism while Chinese schools aren’t. Just as he realised how stupid his statement was, he tried to neutralise it by saying this and that.

This is the same person who went against BN’s leadership and said MCA members can take part in a rally deemed illegal by the government. I wonder if Chong’s vernacular education makes it difficult for him to comprehend something spoken in Bahasa Malaysia or English that he keeps speaking in a tone different to the leadership of BN.

Let me remind Chong that he does not deserve to be where he is. He is merely there because MCA back-tracked on their own stand and cried to the PM for sympathy. If you are a man of integrity, resign from your post and try to get it there legitimately, not through the back door.

MCA has absolutely no support from the Chinese and they will never get it back. The Chinese have outrightly rejected them. For the Chinese community only one party represents them and that is DAP. What is MCA’s use in BN? There are like mosquitoes being noisy and irritating.

Compare MCA with MIC. The lower income Indians in Malaysia still rely on MIC for assistance. When Indians face problems they go to MIC for help. In fact we see MIC fighting for the right of Indians vociferously.

Dr S Subramaniam seems to be a man on a mission and has been making the right decisions till date. He is proactively trying to revamp the entire organisation. Even when he disagrees with Umno, he does it professionally and ensures he does not harm BN.

Do the Chinese approach MCA for anything? Do they do anything at all besides being an empty vessel? What is their role in BN?

Prime Minister Najib and Umno should re-evaluate their partnership with MCA. It is better to remove MCA leaders from all posts and hand these over to MIC. MIC will do a much better job and definitely has more hope of gaining back Indian votes rather than MCA gaining Chinese votes.

MCA is a liability to BN. They have showed that they are like ‘kacang lupakan kulit’. It would be in the best interest of BN to part ways with them. There would definitely be no loss without MCA in the coalition.