MCA Youth has called on the media not to entertain any press conferences and statements by two of its leaders who were sacked at its controversial annual general assembly early last month.

In a letter to the media dated Aug 29, party Youth executive secretary Kiea Kuan Nam stressed that both individuals are "no longer eligible to use their designations to conduct any sessions in the future".

It is hoped the press will therefore "abide by the decision" of the AGM and stopped giving coverage to Yew Teong Look and Loh Seng Kok in their capacity as Youth leaders, the letter added.

The two leaders were dismissed from their posts at the MCA Youth 38th AGM, which saw fist-fights and chairs being thrown by delegates from two opposing factions.

When Yew and Loh led a walk-out among their supporters, the majority of the remaining delegates voted in favour of an emergency resolution to remove the two leaders as party Youth secretary-general and vice-chairman respectively .

Both leaders were known to be closely aligned to party president Dr Ling Liong Sik's faction with Loh currently serving as the MCA leader's political secretary.

Later today, Ling was reported as saying that both Yew and Loh could continue using their designations in their press statements.

Despite substantial backing by the Youth delegates, Youth chief Ong Tee Keat came under fire by some party members who claimed that it was his incompetency as a leader which had brought about the fracas at the AGM.

Ong was one of the eight key party leaders who opposed the controversial takeover of Nanyang Press Holdings - the publisher of major Chinese dailies Nanyang Siang Pau and China Press - by MCA's investment arm Huaren Holdings in late May.

The opposing faction was led by party deputy president Lim Ah Lek.

Resolution cannot be overturned

After the fracas, Ling was quoted as saying then that he expected a report from the Youth on the incident before the status of Yew and Loh could be determined.

However, when contacted by malaysiakini , Youth chief Ong said the report was confined to the fracas at the AGM and would not touch on the resolutions adopted at the meeting.

"Nobody can overrule the Youth wing's decision to dismiss Yew and Loh. Not even the president," he said.

It was learnt that the report, which was submitted to the presidential council last week, concluded that the pandemonium at the AGM was "pre-planned" but could not identify the culprits responsible for it.

However, Yew told malaysiakini that the council had set up a committee comprising veteran party leaders to review "all aspects of the AGM", including the legality of the removal of him and Loh from their party posts.

"The review is yet to be completed and I still consider myself as Youth secretary-general," said Yew.

He said another report prepared by 26 Youth central committee members, including himself, had been submitted to the presidential council.

The findings in this report cannot be revealed at this stage, he added.

Claiming 170,000 members, MCA Youth is the affiliate of the country's largest Chinese-based party.