Former MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek scored an upset in a tightly-contested four-cornered race to clinch the party's deputy presidency yesterday.
Dr Chua beat his nearest rival, secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan, by a slim 114-majority. The former health minister received 1,115 votes against Ka Chuan's 1,001.
Dr Chua, a former health minister, spoke of the need for MCA to adapt to a two-party system. "People will be comparing us (Barisan Nasional) with Pakatan Rakyat.
"We can no longer take for granted that the Chinese community is with us. So we must evolve. No longer can we talk about old issues such Chinese temples, Chinese schools and Chinese new villages. "We must start singing a new tune, while not totally abandoning the old." He said that as long as the MCA was committed to fighting the "good fight", no one would fault the party or criticise its relevance.
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