MCA Youth sec-gen told to skip Negeri Sembilan campaign
MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung has been excluded from the Negeri Sembilan state election campaign by party leadership. Saw criticized the decision, arguing it suppresses internal dissent and contradicts the party's previous stance against political pacts with PAS.
Why it matters
This highlights internal friction within Malaysia's Barisan Nasional coalition regarding shifting political alliances and the suppression of dissenting voices.
MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung said her counterpart in the party's central leadership, Chong Sin Woon, told her that she was not needed for the state election campaign.
PETALING JAYA: An MCA Youth leader who previously questioned Barisan Nasional's pact with PAS-led Perikatan Nasional has been told that she does not need to participate in BN's Negeri Sembilan election campaign.
MCA Youth secretary-general Saw Yee Fung said this was conveyed by MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon in a text message last night, which read: "Yes, you don't need to come for the Negeri Sembilan state election. Thank you."
Saw criticised the MCA central leadership's decision, questioning why the BN component could not tolerate differing voices from within, Sin Chew reported.
"We have always criticised DAP for suppressing freedom of speech (within the party).
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