Candidates competing for the top MCA positions should remind themselves that the posts come with great responsibility, not glory.
MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said that those who won the posts owe their responsibilities to the community and the country.
“I hope the elections will go smoothly and that the birth of new leaders will not lead to a split in the party,” he said.
Ong, who is also the MCA election committee chief, said he hoped all candidates would focus on their plans for the party’s growth and benefit.
Concerned gesture: Ong and Tebrau MP Teng Boon Soon (left) chatting with Lee Wah, 88, a resident of the Tebrau Old Folks Home during a visit Sunday.He reminded candidates not to say or do anything that would tarnish the image of the party and told members not to be involved in money politics.
“Candidates should be continuing the work of their predecessors, instead of uprooting previous policies,” he said during his visit to several new villages in Tebrau and Pasir Gudang here yesterday.
Ong pointed out that the party election was also different from the general election where candidates had to campaign to get votes from tens of thousands of people.
“We are contesting within a party and the candidates will only have to present their plans to 2,118 central delegates.”
Ong also said that he would not comment on any party election-related issues, as he was the election committee chief.
“If I decide to compete for the posts, I will have to resign as the election committee chief first.
“But now, I want to ensure that the election process is smooth.”
In line with the Merdeka celebration, Ong, who is also the Housing and Local Government Minister, distributed flags to some 20 associations in the Johor Jaya constituency.
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