No consensus on dissolving BN, says Mat Hasan

Sheridan Mahavera SM Amin Andrew Chin Sheridan Mahavera, SM Amin, Andrew Chin Updated 5 years ago · Published on 8 Mar 2019 1:59PM · 12 Comments

(From left) MCA president Dr Wee Ka Siong, acting Umno president and BN chairman Mohamad Hasan and MIC president S.A. Vigneswaran at the BN supreme council meeting today in which no decision was made on the dissolution of the Merdeka-era pact. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 8, 2019.

MCA and MIC will remain with Barisan Nasional despite stating last week that they are looking at their future options, including dissolving the former ruling coalition.

The coalition will form a technical committee to look into the grievances of both component members, said BN acting chairman Mohamad Hasan.

“The resolution (to dissolve BN) was tabled and discussed but there was no consensus on it. But we will take heed of its recommendations and a committee will be formed to look into grievances brought by our partners,” Mohamad told reporters after the BN supreme council meeting today.

This the first BN supreme council meeting after two of its component parties, MCA and MIC, said last week that they are looking at their options following Umno’s move to forge closer ties with Islamist party PAS.

Umno, the Malay nationalist party which leads BN, wants to form a formal pact with PAS, its traditional nemesis following several by-elections in which both worked successfully together. 

Umno and PAS are attempting to take over Putrajaya from Pakatan Harapan by crafting an ultra-conservative communal platform that they hope would appeal to Malay-Muslims who make up more than 60% of the electorate.

After BN’s historic defeat in the general election last year, its first since Merdeka, MCA had decided to move a resolution to dissolve the coalition.

Barisan Nasional partners at the coalition’s first supreme council meeting since the coalition’s loss of power in GE14. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, March 8, 2019.

Mohamad said the meeting also discussed grievances about the previous BN administration under prime minister Najib Razak.

“For instance, MIC brought up the issue of the direct distribution of aid to the Indian community by the previous government, as this had weakened MIC. Before that system, all aid to the community was through MIC.

“This, along with state-level BN administrations, will be discussed by the technical committee so that no one feels they are sidelined.”

BN is very much intact, and MCA and MIC are committed to the coalition, he said, dismissing reports that the pact is on the brink of collapse.

“Umno has never wanted BN to be dissolved because we have been together for a long time and we have done much for the country.”

MCA president Dr Wee Ka Siong said he accepts the fact that there is no consensus to dissolve BN.

“Since the very beginning, BN has made its decisions based on consensus, and not unilaterally. Now that the decision on our resolution has been made, I will go back and discuss this with the MCA central committee.

“We want BN to return to its core values, its original intent, which is to support togetherness and respect the federal constitution.” – March 8, 2019.

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  • HAHAHAHAHAHA

    Posted 5 years ago by David Wu · Reply

  • In short, the reasons for MIC & MCAs decision is:
    1. They have no where to go. They will be lost in the Malaysian wilderness if they left BN
    2. They have no experience being an independent party. They wont be able to survive out there if the leave BN because PH wont you touch them with a 5ft pole!!
    3. Literally No Balls to go against DUMNO!!

    This was a good opportunity for the MCA MIC leaders to create a new stand in Malaysian politics. Instead they chose to stay with crooked DUMNO & BN. Sad day for Malaysian politics!!

    Posted 5 years ago by Kampung Boy · Reply

  • Nazri the big mouth should resign, shouldn't he?

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

    • Looks like Nazri play his cards right. He has abused and treated both MCA and MIC with total disdain and make them both looks like prostitutes begging to be accepted. He has shown Malaysian whta is thrash. Let Umno to collect and retain them where they will be good for Umno war lords and goons to vent their anger and act as punching bags.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • MCA & MIC have no place in Malaysian politics. I respected Gerakan's stand for leaving BN.

    Posted 5 years ago by Awang Bilis · Reply

  • By GE15 there will not be any representations of MCA and MIC in parliament. Real detestable lots. Both are pariah party with leaders of no principle and only parasitic clinging on to last hopes in Umno even it means selling off themselves and families. Wonder how do their party members feel on being made to look foolishly stupid and trampled on like like dirts. Rightfully to be in cess pool.

    Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Woof! Woof!

    Posted 5 years ago by KC Yip · Reply

  • Tok Mat knows that he needs the non malay vote to win Rantau seat. If he loses , there goes his political career.

    Posted 5 years ago by Nasharuddin Hamzah · Reply

    • Exactly! MIC and MCA will then be chucked aside after the election, whether MH wins or not.

      Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

    • You think MCA and MIC can deliver the nons vote to him. ??? . Umno might just win as the nons have place their voting on hold temporary unless PH comes out with something that is affirmative and tangible for the rakyat to really place back the trust and confidence in them.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • Wee Ka Siong betrays the MCA members

    Posted 5 years ago by SY L · Reply

    • He has done that since he joined MCA in those days.

      Posted 5 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply