For those who have been wondering why Umno-BN would want to push the Johor Sultan into revoking the two datuk titles of PKR leader Chua Jui Meng, now they know.
The former Health Minister is widely tipped to be appointed chairman of Johor PKR, in a move to strengthen the party’s machinery in the state ahead of national polls widely speculated to take place soon.
Jui Meng left the BN to join PKR in 2009. A top leader in the Chinese community, Jui Meng was among the five most powerful men in the MCA during his heyday, respected for his suave and refined oratory.
Although, the MCA did not select him to contest in the 2004 general election, the former Bakri MP still wields considerable influence, a factor that may have prompted his ex-BN colleagues to try and discredit him as much as possible before PKR formally announces the appointment.
MCA president Chua Soi Lek, whose son Tee Yong is the MP for Labis, is believed to have been among those who urged the Sultan to withdraw the datukships. The Umno-BN plot was allegedly to disgrace Jui Meng, but it backfired and instead helped the PKR leader to gain nationwide publicity and sympathy.
“This is a Johor power play. But it is not just Soi Lek. Frankly, he doesn’t have the guts to move alone without the backing of top Johor Umno leaders. Muhyiddin’s name has also been mentioned,” an MCA watcher had told Malaysia Chronicle.
He was referring to Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
courtesy of Malaysia Chronicle
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