A senior BN party source involved in the negotiations between MCA and MIC on their future in BN said "moving on" did not necessarily mean the two parties would quit BN.
Instead, the source suggested that the two parties could instead expel Umno from BN.
"Why should MCA and MIC quit BN? We can expel Umno from BN because we are two parties while Umno is just one.
"Umno may be stronger in the Dewan Rakyat but in BN, MCA and MIC are stronger," the source told Malaysiakini when contacted.
The source was asked to clarify what MCA and MIC meant by "moving on" as their joint statement today did not explicitly that they were quitting BN.
"For now, we don't want to reveal much. This is not an issue that can be resolved in a day or two.
"It can be a new coalition or it can be a BN 2.0. Wait and see," said the source.
The source was present during the MCA-MIC meeting (above) this afternoon at Corus Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
MCA president Wee Ka Siong and MIC president SA Vigneswaran, in a joint statement after the meeting, said the two parties were exploring a new coalition.
They complained that the spirit of BN's foundation had been undermined, citing, among others, BN secretary-general Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz's racial comments during the Semenyih by-election.
"MCA and MIC are therefore left with no choice but to move on to explore a new alliance to reflect the true intentions of unity in diversity in its original intent," they said. - Mkini
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