Former MCA president Dr Ling Liong Sik said his party did not receive any political funding from former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad when he helmed it between 1986 and 2003.

MCA was rich enough and could source its own political funding, added Ling, who helmed the Chinese-based party between 1986 and 2003.

"I did not receive any money from Dr Mahathir," he told a press conference at UTAR Sungai Long campus today...