Former deputy president Dr Chua Soi Lek who is standing for president, has come up with the acronym 'Ants' as a catchy way to outline his position.

NONE 'Ants' is the acronym for All inclusive, National interest, Transparent and Selfless service.

Of course he would like the members of his party to emulate the hardworking spirit of the insects.

"Imagine, one million MCA members coming together in the spirit of selfless toil, for the greater good of the community," he said.

The rest of the manifesto highlighted the importance of inclusiveness, that everyone had a role to play in the party, commitment to working for the greater good of Malaysia, and co-existing with the many ethnic and religious groups that make up the nation.

Touching on being transparent, Chua emphasised that key assets such as the Star Publications, should be professionally managed.

"Allow editorial independence and self-governance to succeed on its own," he said in his manifesto.

The Star has been seen as reflecting the wishes of the MCA leadership.

Management reshuffle

Earlier in February, Chua had turned down the offer to helm the English newspaper because he was still politically active.

Chua said that he made the decision in the best interests of the party, The Star shareholders and their readers.

In October last year, the MCA legal bureau chief Leong Tang Chong was sacked by Ong Tee Keat as part of a ‘management reshuffle'.

Soon after, Leong, who was also Star Publications chairman, was redesignated as a non-independent and non-executive director.

Although Ong had denied that Leong's removal was due to power struggles in the party, the incident is still seen as widely controversial and the real reasons for the removal are still obscure.

Meanwhile, MCA Youth Chief Wee Ka Siong's lawsuit against the daily and Robert Phang is an unprecedented move, as never before had a party leader sued the MCA owned daily.