Ong Tee Keat and Ong Ka Ting – MCA’s lifebuoys

The dust has settled and Malaysia’s most famous porn star politician is at the head of MCA. Yes, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is now the one responsible for leading MCA into the new era.

But it’s not goodbye for former MCA presidents Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting yet. Powerless but not forgotten, the two Ongs felt they could continue to contribute to the party without needing to hold any posts.

Even the MCA president agreed, telling reporters that the two men could help to stabilise and keep the party afloat. With the two Ong life buoys by his side, it seems to be fair sailing days for MCA.

MCA Deputy President Chua Soi Lek recently called for a meeting with MCA President Ong Tee Keat and MCA Vice President Liow Tiong Lai to resolve the sticky MCA leadership crisis. At the same time, Petaling Jaya Selatan MCA Chairman Lim Siang Chai called for a resolution before Chinese New Year on February 14 (coincidentally also Valentine’s Day).

Speaking to Petai at an MCA function yesterday, Chua said that it was not good to begin the Year of the Tiger on a sour note. According to his personal fengshui and Chinese almanac consultant Master See Bey Zun, the Year of the Tiger was a particularly bad year for squabbles which could potentially split the party up. Separately, Lim explained that Master See, who was widely consulted by MCA members in Petaling Jaya, had predicted that a failure to resolve the crisis would mean an unromantic Valentine’s Day for all married MCA members.

However, an insider source for Petai revealed that there could be another more embarrassing reason behind Chua’s wish to solve issues before the Chinese New Year. Reportedly, DVD pirate syndicates in Johor are planning to release a Valentine’s Day cum Chinese New Year special of Chua’s infamous sex DVD together with a guide on how to catch cheating spouses.

The source said, “At least if Chua managed to do something for the MCA, he could distract attention away from the new DVD release and prevent his wife from rejecting his roses on Valentine’s Day.”