Q&A: We shall prevail, says Chua

Adapted from Malaysiakini, 14.09.09

By Yong Kai Ping and Andrew Ong

Chua Soi Lek is not only confident his supporters have enough endorsements to requisition for an EGM, but he is also confident that their resolutions will be passed.

Among the reasons was that the party grassroots were disenchanted with president Ong Tee Keat's lack of direction which was apparent when the party failed to help BN garner Chinese votes in the past eight by-elections.

Below is an excerpt of Chua's interview with Malaysiakini that took place last Friday:



Do you have the numbers?

I've already challenged people who think that I do not have the number of 1,200 to please come with me to the temple. No one has taken up the challenge. I won't say it is my problem. Tan Chai Ho is a very devout Buddhist. Everyone knows. He believes that a certain day, time and date will be the winning combination.

I don't know how he came to the date... he thinks he can choose a date and time, with the number of delegates to submit. Because he is the chief coordinator, I cannot impose (my views) on him. That is my style.



But time is not on your side...

We have the confidence and the political maturity of the delegates. Not to sign is easy. Signing is a difficult choice. We'll expose them. Their names are submitted and this will be scrutinised with a fine-toothed comb. They will face a lot of harassment.


What about claims that your supporters are harassing delegates, including offering money inducements?

That is nonsense. That is how Ong Tee Keat loses support. These kind of statements, (claiming) that we give money, is insulting the delegates. Where do we find so much money? In my group, not one has government post.

Malaysian politics is such that if you have no government post, no one is going to give you money. Simple. I've gone through this process in my political career.


The aura of a government post is such that people think you are very influential and can grant projects and help people.

When you have no government job, you have nothing to offer.

The central delegates want to see democracy in the party.

They want to see fair play and justice, that the deputy president that is elected by central delegates should not be sacked at his (Ong's) whims and fancy.



Are we looking at two EGMs?

I don't know. Our EGM resolution is known to the other side. They are pretending that they don't know. The whole country is signing. Don't tell me they don't know. To say that they don't know is again the 'father of all lies'.


When Tan Chai Ho went to see the secretary-general to show our resolutions, we wanted to see their so it can be merged. He said there was none. Until now there are a lot of presidential council members who have yet to the resolutions.



Let's go into how you are being attacked. One accusation is that you are an Umno stooge.

He has created a lot of nonsense. The grandfather of all nonsense is that I'm trying to have a new party as a 'Plan B'. I have no 'Plan B'. We are confident the central delegates of MCA will ensure that the EGM and resolutions we proposed would be passed. There is no such thing as 'Plan B'.



He would also always try to tie me with Tiong (King Sing). I have nothing to do with Tiong. This is the greatest nonsense of all nonsense. That's why I call it the grandfather of all nonsense created by Ong Tee Keat.



If you look at Ong's political career, it is built on his eloquence at smearing his opponents. If you check his track record, he has done nothing. Nothing to show even as a president. The only thing he has achieved is to sack me.

Then he said I took RM100 million from Tiong. If I had RM100 million, I would tell Ong, "Please... I don't want to get involved. That presidency is not worth RM100 million". Okay? I never had any intention to be party president.

Back then, I even harboured the thought that he is the most suitable person to be the president. One year later, I have doubts. I'm very sure that he has done nothing for MCA. He has created animosity within the party. He has created division within the party. He has not provided any direction for the party. He has never given hope to the party.



Today, he is surrounded by a lot of appointed members. The other thing that he created is the new party. Earlier, he was talking about gangsters. He says I'm involved in gangsterism. You ask MCA delegates and they will tell you about Ong Tee Keat's background. I don't like to talk about people's past.

So this has not gone down well. I don't have so much money. They say I have taken money. But where are the people who are complaining? Please come forward. I'm sure if there is any complaint, the disciplinary board will happy to look into it.



Then he says I'm the stooge of Umno. The Prime Minister wants to see a strong and united MCA. Don't create such nonsense. A weak and divided MCA is of no use to Barisan Nasional.

A weak MCA is of no use to Umno, because we cannot deliver the votes. The eight by-elections we have gone through is very clear. The Chinese are not supporting BN because of MCA. So don't blame a weak MCA on Chua Soi Lek. because you are the president.



Do you agree with the perception that Ong does not enjoy support from Umno, but you are seen to be close to Najib?

I think people are entitled to personal relationship. For that matter, Ong Tee Keat is not close to anybody. This is not a personal attack. Ask anyone on the street or within the party. Don't ask the appointed members. To me, the root of the problem is that there are too many appointed members who are new and young.



What do you think of the controversies surrounding Ong - that he has allegedly taken money and received free flights courtesy of Tiong?

Ong Tee Keat says I have a tainted background. He tells people I have a tainted image and am a recycled product. He is (thus) whiter than white. He has forgotten that he is the only MCA minister ever hauled up by MACC (for abuse of privileges). He is the only MCA minister who had to go to the police station (to have his statements recorded).

These are things he has to explain. Why is he not taking up the challenge to debate with Tiong? I mean, no one can compare with Tee Keat's command of language. Why is he not producing his wife's account? Why is he not going to the temple to cut the cockerel's head? He is not taking up all these challenges?



About the new party...?

This is the grandfather of all nonsense. I have no idea who the hell is behind this party. Don't use your eloquence to smear people.



What kind of accusations do you think will be levelled against you after this?

Well, he has been consistently attacking me, claiming that I want to destroy the party and that I'm a puppet of Umno to destroy MCA. This is nonsense. Then he claims I'm collaborating with gangsters.

When he went down to Johor, there were MCA division leaders waiting to receive him. He didn't bother with them and told the Chinese press that he was surrounded by gangsters brought in by me. I'm sure you saw in the Chinese press that they (alleged gangsters) brought their MCA membership cards.


Then he says I received RM100 million from Tiong. There is no reason for Tiong to support me. Everybody knows that whoever is the Transport Minister will continue to investigate PKFZ because that is a cabinet decision. Tee Keat presents himself as if he is going on a crusade, forgetting that he himself is tainted.

Now, he is trying to show that he is whiter than white. The Cabinet now says that it is now just a question of corruption and abuse of power. A bigger issue is involved - how to rehabilitate the project and move forward. It is up to the government, with its high-powered task force, to clean up (PKFZ).



If your faction gets its way in the EGM and Ong is toppled, and a new minister is then in charge of the Transport Ministry, would you continue the PKFZ probe?

It is a Cabinet decision. I was a Cabinet member before. Najib knows the rakyat is watching. If the task force doesn't succeed, the government will fall. I know when Najib says something, he will do it.



Some say the 'super' task force was to take away Ong's powers into the probe

That is because he politicised the issue. He turned a ministry function into a political problem. He is creating an image where only he is doing the job and everyone else is not interested. This is creating individual heroism and sacrificing the bigger picture. The bigger picture is BN and MCA. To him that is not important. He has no performance to show off. So he has to use this (PKFZ).


I've said it long before - don't politicise ministry work, don't bring ministry work into your party, because that is self defeating for the Chinese and MCA members. Umno has more ministers than MCA. Imagine if they politicised their ministry work and bring it into Umno and pass an Umno EGM and tell the Chinese community, "this is not what I want to do, but this is what my party wants me to do."



What do you feel is the central reason for the fight between you and Ong?

Firstly, he has failed to provide leadership. There is no direction in MCA. One year after he took over the helm, what has MCA achieved? Nothing! Important issues are hardly discussed. He hardly calls for meetings.

Since the party elections until now, there has only been six presidential council meetings when it should be a weekly affair. Since two of these are emergency meetings, that leaves us with only four - including one to sack me and one to appoint senators.

承诺“倒翁”后不展开秋后算账 蔡细历承认华社已不在乎马华

转载自当今大马，13。09。09

杨凯斌与王德齐

独家专访（二）

遭纪委会开除党籍的前马华署理总会长蔡细历承认，华社在308大选后已经“抛弃”了自诩为华社代表的马华公会，而作风独裁的总会长翁诗杰必须负上最大的责任。

蔡细历直言不讳华社已经“不那么在乎马华”，并表示国阵在308大选后8场补选内所蒙受的7场败绩，就是最好的证据。

过去8场补选，国阵只是在砂拉越的巴当艾州议席胜选，却在大马半岛连续7场败给民联。在这7场补选中，华裔选票几乎是一面倒倾向民联，就连副首相慕尤丁也一度开腔抨击华社不懂得“感恩”。

蔡细历承认，“现有的党争已经为（马华）带来许多伤害，所有人都必须负上责任，不过你（翁诗杰）作为总会长，却应该负上领导的责任。”

否认属元老派和少壮派之争

对于这场因为“砍蔡风暴”而掀起的党争，被媒体标签为“元老派”对垒“少壮派”，抑或前AB队之间的斗争；蔡细历不表认同，反而将之形容为中央代表选出的领袖，与获得受委领袖围绕的总会长之间的斗争。

他更火力全开地抨击，这些围绕总会长身边的受委领袖皆是“盲从之母”（Mother of Yes Man）。

“你看到有些受委领袖，现在有司机和车载送，人们会开始问他们到底是从哪里获得这些利益？他们已经变成‘盲从之母’。”

他也声称，马华正副部长实际上没有涉及这场党争，似乎是要把其他党领袖和翁诗杰切割开来，以争取他们的支持。

“马华正副部长其实都没有涉及这场党争。整场纷争是因为总会长（翁诗杰）本身，不懂得扮演船长的导航角色而引发，他以为可以自由转左转右，走上走下。”

奉行集体领导重用有才华者

蔡细历也公开承诺，一旦“倒翁”成功，蔡派将会奉行集体领导，绝对不会秋后算账，对付挺翁派成员。

他强调，一场纷争自然会有支持和反对的成员，因此他们在特大赢得胜利后，绝对不会奉行“猎巫行动”，或歧视和边缘化任何领袖。

“我们会奉行集体领导，我们会听取基层的意见。那些有才华或政绩的人士，都会被带回来。”

他是於周五在八打灵再也一家酒店，接受《当今大马》中英文版和网络电视的独家专访时，如此表示。这也是他在8月26日被会长理事会撤销党籍后，首次接受媒体的专访。

对总会长直选改革有所保留

询及蔡派胜利后是否仍然会延续翁诗杰所提出的党内改革计划，包括总会长直选制，蔡细历明显持有保留的态度。

他表示，党内曾经召开会议进行讨论，并且产生许多质疑，包括马华要如何公正地清理党员册，确保不会成为派系之间的角力。

“你不能因为知道这个区会反对你，所以就清理得干干净净，那些支持你的区会，却只是随随便便地清理。那时，反对你的区会就缩小至真正的数目，但是支持的区会却没有。这是不公平的，不符合一人一票原则。”

他批评，翁诗杰根本不曾没有具体的改革计划，后者只是提出直选制的概念，但是却不曾和其他人深入讨论。

“我建议我们应该举行一天的脑力激荡会议，让马华党员来决定。你不能在没有详细解释实行方式和后果的情况下，直接把它列入为特大的项目。”

巫统马华关系靠共识非对抗

针对一般印象认为翁诗杰在处理马华和巫统关系时，尝试突显敢怒敢言的形象来赢回民心时；蔡细历则反驳说，翁诗杰只是在党员参与的闭门会议里“扮英雄及逞英雄”，并不敢公开呛声巫统。

“我已经公开挑战他不要只是闭门会议中抨击巫统，并公开表明他是唯一敢违抗首相和副首相的马华总会长。唯他不曾这么做。”

他也表示，本身并不相信公开对抗巫统是有效的争取方式，反而更倾向于使用建立共识的方式。毕竟，马华和巫统在选举时都是共同使用国阵旗帜上阵，因此任何行动都不应该破坏国阵的形象。

“不管你喜欢不喜欢，你都是联盟中的一员。你到底是要以直接对抗的方式，还是要达到共识来赢得一些东西？我不相信直接对抗，你不应该和任何资深抑或资浅的盟友直接对抗。”

“你必须接受首相和副首相是来自巫统，大多数内阁成员也都来自巫统，所以这必须看你怎样和他们合作。（英谚说）剥猫皮是有很多种的方式。”

性爱丑闻后不退休无关尊严

询及许多人心中的疑问，即他在去年初因性爱光碟丑闻爆发而辞职后，为何仍然不肯引退而选择延续其政治斗争时，蔡细历强调这无关尊严的问题，而是因为他希望能够继续贡献给党。

“如果我不能继续提供贡献，你认为我还能获得这样多的支持？我已经不是部长，已经没有官职，我甚至也不是州联委会主席。”

“我对他们的支持感到感激，因为马华至少还有许多党员希望看到正义。既然党员选择像我这样的领袖，就应该允许我继续服务，为何要现在，即20个月后采取纪律行动对付我？”

他讥讽说，开除他这也是马华历史上的一项创举，因为纪律委员会是在投报者撤回投诉后，继续向他采取纪律行动。

他也声称，有关的性爱光碟是别人拍摄陷害他，而并非自己所拍摄，然后才泄露出去。他表示，若是后一个情况，本身将会选择自行引退。

“为什么大家不针对拍摄者？我们是不是要有这样的政治文化，当你想要去除一个人时，可以去拍摄其他人的私隐生活，或者陷害他？”

翁诗杰最大敌人就是自己 蔡细历：他尽与影子打架

转载自当今大马，12.09.09

杨凯斌与王德齐

独家专访（一）

马华公会史上首位被开除的署理总会长蔡细历，声称翁诗杰自去年10月出任总会长以来最大的问题，就是对自己的领导没信心。他并以一句话形容“翁诗杰最大的敌人就是自己”。

“作为一名领袖，你必须有信心获得人们的支持，你是在做正确的事情，而不是和自己的影子打架。翁诗杰完全不相信自己，他很容易受到周围的人的影响。”

最大成就是“拼蔡细历”

这名前马华署理总会长也不改其一贯的言辞犀利风格，讽刺翁诗杰上台以来打出“三拼”的口号，誓言要拼经济、拼政治以及拼种族和谐，最终却一事无成。反之，最大的成就是“拚蔡细历”，最终将他革除出党，以及分裂整个党。

“如果你看回翁诗杰的政治生涯基础，他就是依靠其口才来抹黑他的对手。如果追溯其服务纪录，他是一事无成的，就算是作为一名总会长也好。他唯一做到的就是开除我，没有其他成绩了。”

蔡细历是在昨日于八打灵再也一家酒店接受《当今大马》中英文版，以及网络电视的独家专访。这也是他在8月26日被会长理事会开除党籍后，首次接受媒体的专访。

勾结张庆信乃超级废话

蔡细历在专访伊始后即逐一反驳，翁氏阵营对他所作出的连串指控，包括指责他是巫统的傀儡；与黑社会勾结；要求重新委任为部长；获得自贸区主要承包商KDSB公司首席执行员兼国阵后座议员理事会主席张庆信，捐助1亿令吉“倒翁”；以及企图在召开特大失败后另起炉灶创办新党“爱国党”。

蔡细历也重复在早前记者会上的论调，连番炮轰翁诗杰是“谎言之父”（father of all lies）、另创“爱国党”的指责是“废话之祖”（Grandfather of all nonsense）、以及和张庆信勾结的说法是“废话中的超级废话”（Greatest nonsense of all nonsense），显然已对翁派的指控大动肝火。

“翁诗杰说了很多废话，他所捏造的‘废话之祖’就是，我有创立新党作为B计划。我没有B计划，我们深信马华中央代表会确保我方的议案在特大中通过。”

“他也一直将我和张庆信捆绑在一起，但我和张庆信一点关系都没有。我要公开说明，这是‘废话中的超级废话’。”

“如果我有一亿令吉，我就会告知翁诗杰不想再参与任何事情了。那个（马华）总会长职根本不值得1亿令吉，你们可以说这是蔡医生讲的。我也不曾想过要当马华总会长，如果有这样的念头，我早就在去年党选中挑战他了。”

不相信电话遭盗用解释

询及是否曾努力重修两人的关系时，蔡细历的口吻与翁诗杰如出一辙，“过去已是覆水难收”。

但他透露，两人一开始根本就是“话不投机”，并举例说尽管他在党选获得中央代表接受东山再起；但是翁诗杰在党选后就一直不停攻击他，甚至在党选后第一个星期，就在专栏文章中重提旧事。

询及他当选以来是否遭到边缘化（marginalised），蔡细历自嘲说，这个字眼并不恰当，过于轻描淡写其处境，真正的字眼应该是“流放”（exiled）。

他炮轰选委会以性爱光碟丑闻为由革除他，根本是“选择性提控”的做法。他继指，翁诗杰也曾在5名沙巴州区部主席前辱骂他是狗，要用纪律行动来砍他的头。

他也向再次《当今大马》出示，一封由翁诗杰发出，表明要砍掉马华浦莱区会主席刘德贤的短讯，作为选择性提控的另一个例子。有关短讯内容是说，“拿督斯里，我在想你是否向我宣战？如果不是，你是否认为作为柔佛区会领袖的刘德贤是否应该被砍？”

尽管翁诗杰声称其电话号码遭人盗用传送羞辱短讯，但是蔡细历却显然不相信这个说法，并反问，“这个电话号码只是少数高层领袖才知悉......为什么人家要入侵其号码？”

为何不敢去神庙斩鸡头？

蔡细历更反击，爱唱衰他有“性爱光碟”污点的翁诗杰，本身也涉及接受一千万令吉政治献金，以及乘坐“霸王机”等贪污指控，但是却无法作出令人信服的解释。

“翁诗杰整天到全国各地指我形象受损，是过气人物，而他则比白色还要清白。他已经忘记，他是唯一被反贪会传召的马华部长，他也是唯一必须到警局的马华部长。”

“他必须做出解释。为什么他不肯解释？为什么他不要接受张庆信的辩论挑战？张庆信的口才肯定比不上他。为什么他不要公布妻子的户口？为什么他不要去神庙去斩鸡头？”

纳吉不查自贸区必倒台

这位前卫生部长也抨击翁诗杰企图“政治化”部门事务，来遮盖党内苍白的政绩。他保证，其实不管谁是交通部长，抑或其阵营在特大中赢得胜利，政府都会把自贸区丑闻查个水落石出，因为这已经是内阁的决定。

他声称首相纳吉言出必行彻查弊案，否则在众目睽睽之下，国阵政府势必在下届大选倒台。

“纳吉知道人们在看着，如果没有履行这个责任，政府势必会倒台。”

“翁诗杰尝试显示他是唯一展开这场反贪圣战的战士，忘了自己的形象已经受到污染。他现在必须更激进，以显示他比白更白。”

国阵总协调职产生威胁

蔡细历也承认，他被纳吉委任为国阵总协调一职，是马华当权派感到不满及备受威胁的主因。

“（他们说）就连马华总会长都没有权力召见其他国阵成员党的领袖，蔡细历又有什么资格呢？”

他披露，尽管目前仍是国阵总协调，但是他在8月26日遭到开除党籍后，就已经停止工作了。

“如果我继续到全国各地（会见国阵基层），他们会更加不满。我要总会长能够睡一场好觉。”

询及是否曾经会晤纳吉，以讨论国阵总协调一职的前景，蔡细历表示没有，因为他并不想把首相卷入马华纷争。

会长理事会只开六次会

尽管遭翁派标签为“巫统傀儡”，并被指要求巫统插手党务，但是蔡细历却解释说，纳吉其实只是希望看到一个团结和强大的马华，无意插手马华纷争。

他强调，在308大选后所举行的8场大选，已经清楚显示华社不再支持国阵，而马华也一直无法为国阵争取到华裔选票。

“问题是出在马华，马华的积弱不能责怪蔡细历，因为总会长是翁诗杰。”

“翁诗杰无法提供领导方向。在他上台一年后，马华跟本没有做到任何东西，没做出任何准备来面对未来的挑战和来届的大选。”

他举例，马华在翁诗杰上台后很少召开会议来认真讨论问题，比如会长理事会在党选后只曾召开过6次会议，其中两次还是紧急会议，一次是开除他，一次是委任上议员。

“一半代表已经签署同意书，他们要求召开特大。这对党是好事，这不是为了挺蔡，或是倒翁，我们是要领导有方向。”

蔡派无官职没能力派钱

尽管蔡派迟迟未呈上中央代表签名召开特大一直被人质疑虚张声势，不过蔡细历今早再度重申，已经获得半数1200代表的签名。

（三名蔡派特大发起人，陈财和、张日洲及卢诚国已经在昨日前往马华总部，提呈921名中央代表要求召开特大的同意书）。

蔡细历说，“我已经挑战那些认为我没有足够签名的人一起去神庙，但是却没有人接受”。他也否认，出现签名支持召开的支持者倒戈的现象。

他苦口婆心解释，蔡派的中央代表特大行动委员会主席陈财和，是一名虔诚的佛教徒，因此坚持要求选择一个良辰吉日来提呈签名，以确保能够旗开得胜。

他也矢口否认，蔡派以骚扰或贿赂的手段，来获取中央代表的签名。他更声称，做出这些指责正是翁诗杰失策的地方，导致他获得更多的支持。

“你说我们给钱，是不是要侮辱中央代表的智慧？第二，我们到底从那里获得这么多钱？我方阵营中根本没有一人有官职，只要你没有官职，你就无法给钱。”

恢复党籍再谈和平方案

询及会否接受翁蔡双双退下的“和平方案”，蔡细历则表示，他不介意这么做，唯条件是必须先召开特大，恢复其党籍。

“我不介意（接受）和平方案，但是请先恢复我的党籍。我无法接受自己是在没有马华党籍的情况下退休及渡过余生。”

他也表示，最重要的是和平方案能够恢复马华的稳定和形象，以及重新赢回华社的支持。

询及两人是否有必要坐下谈判时，蔡细历坚持，既然他都已不是党员，就没有必要展开谈判平息党争。

针对翁蔡两派皆获得逾半代表，这场党争是否会像80年代梁陈党争般长期拖延，直肠子性格的蔡细历否认此事，并表明，“如果我的队伍（在特大）落败，我就会离开”。

The MCA EGM

I just came back from a very short vacation. Upon returning, I travelled to Alor star on Tuesday and subsequently to Sabah just to get a feel on the reaction from MCA grassroots members and leaders.

Basically, they are unhappy with the leadership’s decision to sack me. They see this as a ruthless method to finish me off once and for all politically. That is the general consensus.

Meanwhile, my supporters who have initiated signature campaign to call for an EGM have started their work on Monday. By the time I am writing this, the signatures collected have already exceeded the 800 signatures required. I must say that the response is overwhelming. I wish to thank the grassroots leader who wants to see justice and fair play as well as democracy in the party.

Now, the question is that there are now 2 EGMs, one called by the central delegates as provided for by the constitution and the other one by the executive power vested on the president. If I am not wrong, this is the first time in 60 years of MCA history where a president exercises his power to call for EGM.

The agenda of the EGM initiated by the President is still unknown despite his announcement and notice to the secretary general since 31 August 2009. If the agenda is to endorse the investigation of the PKFZ, then this will be unprecedented. This is the case where the Minister brings his ministerial work and function to the political party for endorsement. It is like using a political party to do a referendum on the Minister’s responsibilities. This will set a very bad precedent in the country’s political development. Imagine if every Minister or President does that, bringing his or her ministerial work to party’s EGM, then the whole ministry work will be politicized. If that can be done, then the Minister of Health can also bring the H1N1 issue and its preventive measure to the party’s EGM for endorsement.

One can then postulate that the PM Najib can bring policy statements to UMNO and get it endorsed in the UMNO EGM and tell the rakyat that whatever he’s doing is backed by the UMNO.

In the same way, one should be bringing the teaching of Mathematics and Science, which is a bigger issue and the concern of every Chinese family into the EGM. Once this is approved in the EGM, what’s next? What happens if the Ministry of Education refused to accept what is endorsed in the EGM? Are we going on a direct confrontation?

One should not hide under their political party in their discharge of ministerial duty. Therefore, the PKFZ issue should not be politicized. It is the duty of the Minister of Transport and it is his duty to investigate the port and the abuse of power and corruption if there is any. The PM and the cabinet has endorsed the Ministry of Transport’s investigation of the PKFZ. Thus the notion that only the President dares to conduct an investigation of the PKFZ and that no one in BN is supporting him is misleading.

Since PM has tasked the Ministry of transport to investigate and to avoid any conflicting messages, it is only correct and proper that any matter on the PKFZ is handled by the Ministry of Transport. It is not a personal crusade. It is the responsibility of the Minister of Transport. It is not a party affair and definitely should not be a MCA EGM’s resolution.

Since we started the idea of the EGM first, it would be a better idea if the President could incorporate his resolution into our resolution. Our resolution is the reflection of the aspiration of the grassroots. The resolution for the EGM initiated by the President is still unknown. The grassroots’ wishes need to be respected if we want to restore democracy in the party. The EGM and the central delegates is the highest authority in a political party and if we want to stay united, we will have to listen to their will and wishes.

刚结束数日小休。我在星期二到亚罗士打走了一趟，随后到沙巴，分别视察基层与当地马华领袖的反应。

基本上，基层和当地领袖不满马华领导层开除我的决定。他们普遍认为，领导层试图对我进行政治谋杀。

与此同时，我的支持者已号召举行特别代表大会（特大），并从星期一起收集支持特大者的签名。我写这篇文章之时，他们已成功获得逾800个签名，反应非常踊跃。我必须感谢所有支持正义和公平，以及捍卫党内民主的基层领袖。

现在，问题在于或将会出现两项特大，分别由党章赋权的中央代表，以及行使行政权力的总会长提出要求。如果我没记错, 这也是马华60年来，首次出现总会长援引其行政权力召开特大。

马华总会长自数天前宣布特大至今，尚未提出任何议案。如果当权派开特大是为了寻求支持巴生自贸区的调查工作，那将是前所未闻。因为身为内阁部长，却须要党员为部门的公务背书，有如利用政党为部长的职责进行公投。这么做将为我国的政治立下坏的先例。试想，如果每一位部长或政党主席都在党的特大或常年大会讨论公务，部门事务将会被政治化。如此一来，卫生部长也可要求特大让党为H1N1流感的防疫措施背书不成？

如果被允许这么做，我们能假设首相纳吉的政策声明，若获得巫统特别代表大会的认可，就代表巫统支持首相的所有决定吗？

即使特大通过的议案，是一项对人民影响深远的课题，例如所有华裔家庭深切关注的英文教数理课题，特大通过以后下一步该怎么做？如果教育部拒绝特大通过的方案呢？我们是否直接对抗？

部长履行公职乃天经地义，不该以政党做挡牌。因此，巴生自贸区不应被政治化。身为交通部长，就有责任彻查弊案，替自贸区还原真相。


首相以及全体内阁成员已表明支持交通部彻查巴生自贸区弊案。所以，指只有马华总会长勇于揭弊和调查自贸区弊案，以及调查工作不获国阵支持的言论都是误导的。

首相已经委任交通部全权彻查巴生自贸区事件，为避免信息冲突，一切有关自贸区的问题应当由交通部处理。换言之，彻查自贸区并不是个人征战，而是交通部长的职责。这也不是政党的事，更不应该成为马华特大的议案。

既然我方先行提出特大的主意，最好的办法是总会长把他的议案纳入我们的议案，因为我们的议案反映了基层的意愿，代表着基层的声音。反之，总会长的议案仍是个未知数。如果总会长要恢复党内民主，则需尊敬基层的意愿。特别代表大会以及中央委员会是政党最高的权力机构，要维持党内团结，领袖们必须听取代表们的声音。