Samy Veloo is still the president despite losing the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat. Certain faction within the party accused him as causing MIC’s fatal defeat in the recent general election. Certain other leaders and followers demanding him to step down. Certain youth leaders are causing waves within the party especially pertaining to age limit set for youth leaders at national and divisional levels. The Hindraf occurrences has put MIC in a blind spot. Nothing much is heard about Samy Veloo these days as compared to his heydays as Works Minister. For all intent and purpose, he’s busy recuperating the party, someone said. At the same time, Hindraf and PKR are wooing MIC grassroot followers.
Change is expected within MIC come its next party election. And change is certainly set. Let’s wait and see !!! Likewise UMNO and MCA, It should be very an interest political theatre, indeed it is!
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Monday, June 30, 2008
MCA – THE TRANSITION HAS STARTED
Ong Ka Ting announced that he will not seek re-election as the President of MCA, and so is his deputy, Chan Kong Choy; thus paving ways and means for second echelons in the party to move upwards.
It was said that Ong Tee Keat, a VP is slated to take over the Presidency with Liow Tiong Lai. The current Youth Chief and Heath Minister is expected to move up the ladder and so is Wee Ka Siong. They are some of the line-up purportedly enumerated by Ka Ting and Kong Choy.
Speculation is adrift that Chua Soi Lek partnering Donald Lim are contemplating a comeback by contesting the Presidency and the Deputy respectively. Also on the rumour mill, Chua Jui Meng is showing his interest to wrestle.
Far and wide, I’m pretty sure Ka Ting prominently figured as the A-Team leader has his own line-up and Kong Choy as the B-Team camp has his own line-up too. The C-Team comprises of those party stalwarts and their followers that seems to dissociate from both the A and B-Teams; or so it seems. These include Soi Lek, Donald Lim and Jui Meng,
So, where will be Ong Ka Chuan, the younger brother of Ka Ting, in the line-up? Will he remains as the party’s Secretary-General? Having known him from the outside, I can safely say his political target is very ambitious. From nepotism point of view, the time is ripe for him to replace his elder brother as the next party president despite the fact that Ka Ting seems to have endorsed Tee Keat.
It is really interesting to watch these players campaigning for positions right from the beginning – that is even before the branches and divisional elections commence. The Big Bang shall be during the party election. Let’s watch gleefully!!!
It was said that Ong Tee Keat, a VP is slated to take over the Presidency with Liow Tiong Lai. The current Youth Chief and Heath Minister is expected to move up the ladder and so is Wee Ka Siong. They are some of the line-up purportedly enumerated by Ka Ting and Kong Choy.
Speculation is adrift that Chua Soi Lek partnering Donald Lim are contemplating a comeback by contesting the Presidency and the Deputy respectively. Also on the rumour mill, Chua Jui Meng is showing his interest to wrestle.
Far and wide, I’m pretty sure Ka Ting prominently figured as the A-Team leader has his own line-up and Kong Choy as the B-Team camp has his own line-up too. The C-Team comprises of those party stalwarts and their followers that seems to dissociate from both the A and B-Teams; or so it seems. These include Soi Lek, Donald Lim and Jui Meng,
So, where will be Ong Ka Chuan, the younger brother of Ka Ting, in the line-up? Will he remains as the party’s Secretary-General? Having known him from the outside, I can safely say his political target is very ambitious. From nepotism point of view, the time is ripe for him to replace his elder brother as the next party president despite the fact that Ka Ting seems to have endorsed Tee Keat.
It is really interesting to watch these players campaigning for positions right from the beginning – that is even before the branches and divisional elections commence. The Big Bang shall be during the party election. Let’s watch gleefully!!!
WANITA UMNO –LEADERSHIP IN TRANSITION
It was reported in The Star (Sunday 29th June) that “Trouble brewing in the wing”. Rafidah Aziz has been the chief for 20 years and intends to go on emulating the ever charming Samy Veloo. She has proven her mettle during her long stint as the Minister of International Trade and Industry. She has also proven her mettle helming the UMNO‘s Wanita wing all these years. The Iron Lady rules the wanita wing with an iron fists. But she was left out of the Cabinet after the recent general election because of the AP fiasco.
Her No. 2 Sharizat Jalil, was a Minister before she was defeated by Annuar’s fragile daughter in the general election recently, has always declared herself as “a loyal No 2 who will not challenge her No. 1”. Some how she managed to retain her ministerial status when Abdullah Badawi appointed her as Women’s Affairs Advisor by.
To Rafidah, this is what I have to say – everybody and everything has spoken; the general election result winning only very marginally; not a Minister anymore; grassroots demanding leadership changes; wanita excos wanting better portfolios and in dire need to climb up the ladder; lukewarm responses during visits at grassroot levels are some pertinent indicators. It’s time for you to leave it to Sharizat or some other younger personalities to steer the wing.
Or, shall we wait for the court’s judgement on a petition to disqualify her from the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary seat?
Her No. 2 Sharizat Jalil, was a Minister before she was defeated by Annuar’s fragile daughter in the general election recently, has always declared herself as “a loyal No 2 who will not challenge her No. 1”. Some how she managed to retain her ministerial status when Abdullah Badawi appointed her as Women’s Affairs Advisor by.
To Rafidah, this is what I have to say – everybody and everything has spoken; the general election result winning only very marginally; not a Minister anymore; grassroots demanding leadership changes; wanita excos wanting better portfolios and in dire need to climb up the ladder; lukewarm responses during visits at grassroot levels are some pertinent indicators. It’s time for you to leave it to Sharizat or some other younger personalities to steer the wing.
Or, shall we wait for the court’s judgement on a petition to disqualify her from the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary seat?
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