MCA president Ong Tee Keat seems to be maintaining a silent approach as the party's internal crisis drags on.

Endless questions on the party raised by journalists covering his visit to the Bangsar LRT Station in his capacity as the transport mnister today received no response at all.

NONE "Today, I only entertain questions on transportation. At this station, I don't see any MCA branch," he said when asked on Liow Tiong Lai's intention to challenge the decision of the Registrar of Societies (ROS) on Tuesday that Chua Soi Lek was still the MCA deputy president.

Ong also refused to comment on a report in a Chinese daily on the move by five members of the MCA Disciplinary Committee, including its chairman Ng Cheng Kiat, who planned to resign as they were not happy with the top leadership in handling the developments in the party.

Ride on Komuter and LRT

"If you (journalist) came for that, then I'm sorry. The thing is that they are rumours, hearsay... why allow all this to dominate our political scene? Sometimes, when proper statements are made, people are not happy. They don't respond. But there is a market for hearsay.

"It's better for me to do the work (that) the people are hoping for," he added.

This morning, Ong took a ride on KTM Komuter from Bank Negara station to KL Sentral and then boarded the LRT to the Bangsar station.

- Bernama