Soi Lek chastises Nazri for not understanding MCA’s role

Dr Chua denies the MCA is trying to “play hero.” — file pic

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said that it is unfortunate Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz does not know MCA’s role in the government, as a spat over publicscholarships between the Umno minister and the Barisan Nasional (BN) Chinese party continued today.

The MCA president did not spell out what his party’s exact role is but he denied the MCA is trying to “play hero.”

When asked later what MCA’s role is, party deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said it is to defend Chinese Malaysians.

“If Nazri as a senior minister doesn’t know the role of MCA, then it’s rather unfortunate,” Dr Chua told reporters today.

“We don’t want to play hero. Whoever wants to play hero is some minister’s outburst who doesn’t know the issue,” he added.

Liow echoed Dr Chua’s remarks by saying, “He should know MCA is voicing out over issues involving the Chinese.”

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