MCA gives new friend PAS the thumbs-up

Khoo Gek San Khoo Gek San Updated 4 years ago · Published on 28 Jan 2020 7:00AM · 7 Comments

MCA president Wee Ka Siong says his party work can work with PAS as long as there is no threat to the spirit of pluralism, as espoused in the federal constitution. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 28, 2020.

MCA has no issues working with PAS to battle Pakatan Harapan in the next general election but the Islamist party joining Barisan Nasional is unlikely, said Wee Ka Siong.

The MCA president said his party will work with PAS under the current arrangement as long as there is no threat to the spirit of pluralism, as espoused in the federal constitution.

He was referring to the muafakat nasional pact, a tie-up formalised between Umno and PAS.

“I told Umno that MCA can work with PAS. However, if PAS goes against the constitution, then MCA will step in to defend it.

“This is a plural and moderate society guided by the federal constitution,” he said recently.

PAS itself is not keen to join BN, which comprises Umno, MIC and MCA, Wee said.

MCA has also shown that it can work with PAS, as seen in the Tg Piai by-election, he added.

In that by-election, MCA’s Wee Jeck Seng defeated the PH candidate to wrest back the seat for BN. PAS, which had contested for the seat in the last general election, campaigned for MCA and Jeck Seng.

“Although Jeck Seng was not in favour of the hudud bill introduced by PAS prior to the last general election, PAS did not take that to heart and continued to campaign for him in the by-election.

“PAS also represents another Muslim voice for the opposition bloc in Parliament.”

He said PAS also worked with BN to expose Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Salahuddin Ayub’s request to Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to award RM1.4 billion in contracts to the National Farmers’ Association. – January 28, 2020.

BN’s Wee Jeck Seng wrested back the Tg Piai seat last November after PAS helped to campaign in the Johor seat. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 28, 2020.

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  • Moderate society guided by the Constitution? This myth is not true in PH, worse in BN, and worst in PAS.

    Posted 4 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • This assh@le can even sells his grandmother, his mother, his wife/wives and daughters if the price is right!

    Posted 4 years ago by Chee yee ng · Reply

  • Race parties come together only to win elections. But unable to work together for the benefit of the raayat, when they win. PAS are totally anti Chinese whether from mca or dap or easy malaysia.

    Posted 4 years ago by Aplanaidu Pathanaidu · Reply

  • Hypocrites working with hypocrites. Birds of a feather and all that..

    Posted 4 years ago by Kinetica Cho · Reply

  • Malaysians going back to race or religion based politic? We are not going for suicide? The country will collapse naturally if BN comes to power again. I guess at least 50% of domestic business will go out if Malaysia. Be ready for mass unemployment. Foreign investment will not touch in bcos locals are pulling out. U wait for PAS to rescue us, we may suffer hunger to death. PAS ruling states are dependent on federal funds to pay their leaders and govt servants salary. Umno will continue to suckntyw country coffer dried. This is what they knew best. Malays may have some easy handouts but their stupidity will eventually put them to extreme difficulty.

    Posted 4 years ago by James Wong · Reply

  • Deja vu... seems like PH & BN have not just switched positions, they also switched scripts... and that is the real issue with Malaysia, how to have reforms when parties just switch positions without anything new.

    Posted 4 years ago by A Subscriber · Reply

  • Its a fatal mistake for MCA to strike an alliance with the hypocritical and racist PAS. MCA has just dug its own grave and the next GE will really see MCA wiped out. MCA must not think that it can win with PAS's backing because MCA will never get the support of the non Malays this way. By-elections are different and the votes against PH is to register their protest against the under-performing government, which bad as it might be, is still much better than the BN govt.

    Posted 4 years ago by Mike Mok · Reply