Dear Editor,
I would like to inform you that your article〈 蔡锐明呼吁马华召开特大集体决定是否续留在国阵 〉published on the 13th of October 2008 has taken Dato' Chua's words to 'The Malaysian Insider' out of context. Dato' Chua's suggestion for MCA to "call an EGM to collectively make a decision" on its future in the BN is not in relation to the current political situation but rather if all other avenues of change have been exhausted from within the BN.
Dato' Chua was expressing that in the next general election, BN has no alternative but to change and stop being race-centric. He expresses that the BN must have the capacity to change in order to move towards being more multiracial. If the current situation persists without change, the MCA will increasingly feel that it does not serve a purpose. It is only under that condition that Dato' Chua expresses his suggestion for the party to "call an EGM to collectively make a decision" on its future as part of the BN.
I would like to note that Dato' Chua has consistently said that now is not the time for MCA to leave the BN. MCA and UMNO has had a historical alliance for more than 60 years and now at this juncture it is morally right for MCA to remain in UMNO. Dato' Chua reiterated this in his recent manifesto launch and his stance has not changed.
We hope you will post a correction.
Thank you.
Dato' Chua Jui Meng's Campaign Team
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感谢蔡锐明竞选团队来函厘清其立场。根据相关的《马来西亚内幕者》报导，召开特大集体决定退出国阵与否的说法出现在以下两段：
“But he warned that if the status quo remained, "increasingly MCA will feel it does not serve a purpose," adding that there was already a determination at the grassroots for change, and members were prepared for the party to leave BN. （后称第一段文字）
If this were to happen, Chua suggested that the party "call an EGM to collectively make a decision" on its future in the coalition.” （后称第二段文字）
尽管文章在更早前（之前第四段），文章提到蔡锐明谈到下届大选“到来时”，国阵必须放弃种族中心路线，
“He said that by the next general election, BN had no alternative but to change and stop being race-centric.”
但是众所周知，一个政治阵线的改变不可能是在大选刻下才实现，因此文中含义是，从现在到下届大选期间，蔡锐明认为国阵应该放弃种族中心路线。
然而沿着文本阅读下去，第一段文字前半段指，若现状维持，马华“将会”感到没有存在目的。而后半段的补充文字，即基层“已经”有改变的决心，而党员也“已经”准备好离开国阵情况，则说明了前面一句话后半部已经实现，即马华感到没有存在目的。所以若加上“国阵维持现状”的条件，则第二段文字的条件便已充分。
所以最后问题是，现状是否维持呢？一般的政治评论人及国阵领袖都承认国阵仍未放弃种族中心路线，所以得出结论“蔡锐明建议党‘召开特大集体做决定’”。况且若答案是“否”，则蔡锐明的一番苦口婆心则似乎显得多余了。
另外，呼吁召开特大集体决定是否退出国阵，跟过去蔡锐明认为“现在非离开国阵时机”的看法没有必然的矛盾，因为支持讨论或召开会议集体作决定，并不等于支持任何的去留立场。