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Wed, 10 Feb 2010
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Unity plan not culling out exercise: Yen yen
by Giam Say Khoon
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Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen | KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 16, 2009) : The MCA's Greater Unity Plan is not about removing people - who should not be removed or witch-hunting, says MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
Speaking to reporters in parliament lobby today, she said her understanding of party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat removing the appointed central committee (CC) members was his prerogative.
"If I am (still) the Wanita chairman that time, my appointed people do not share my vision and are unable to work as a team, I think it is very hard (to keep them in the team).
"As a responsible leader or chairperson, you have to ensure that you got the right team because the whole organisation will be affected," she said.
Ng said: "Although the calling for the Nov 28 extraordinary general meeting (EGM) is legal, the resolutions to call for fresh party elections and nullify the president's decision to remove the appointed members are unconstitutional.
"The party constitution gives a very clear right to division, branch, state Youth and Wanita chiefs and the party president to appoint secretaries, treasurers, organising secretaries and committee members.
"The spirit of such appointments has been there for years to make sure that the president or the chairman have a team to work together and support to get work done.
"The constitutional right cannot be removed just like that. You need to amend the constitution if you want to remove that (prerogative)," she said.
On the eve of the Nov 3 CC meeting, four appointed CC members, organising secretary Yoo Wei How, Datuk Chor Chee Heung, Datuk Chai Kim Sen and Gan Hong Su, who were among the 16 CC members that requisitioned for the Nov 28 EGM, were removed by Ong.
Ng added that the unity plan was to get everybody back together as the whole issue started with the in-fighting between Ong and reinstated deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek.
The in-fighting had landed both of them in the Oct 10 EGM and both of them had their leadership rejected by the central delegates although they were not required to step down under the party constitution.
"Now that they have agreed to work together, let's get moving," she said, adding that she was glad to see grassroots were still together at this point of time.
She said MCA was not facing a big problem because the CC practised a democratic process as 26 CC members had voted for the unity plan in the Nov 3 meeting.
"I am also happy to see that the door is not closed to anyone. To me, it (the crisis) is still very salvageable. So, let's all come back together and work," she said.
On vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai's comment that Sunday's briefing session by Chua about the unity plan was an insult to the Nov 28 EGM, Ng said: "I am surprised by Liow's remarks because he did not attend the briefing.
"He should be in the meeting. He might have been given the wrong information ... I personally do not see how the meeting can be an insult.
"There is always an opportunity to discuss and I always say it is better to talk directly to the leaders rather than through the media," she said.
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Updated: 04:25PM Mon, 16 Nov 2009
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