R.I.P. MCA

After months of fiery battle and barbs-trading, finally, the verdict is out.

The damage?

Apparently, the party is now split into half, with the alleged “third force” who claimed to have the support of ex-Presidents are awaiting to determine how big a role the party will play in the coming days, even before the Presidential Council (PC) and CC meet this coming Thursday.

The MCA delegates decided to throw both leaders out of the ring, effectively putting the party into a headless situation, which means, technically speaking, it’s the delegates who turn against the existing leadership to put the party into the existing chaotic situation, without any figure of authority in charge for the first time in 60-year history.

A few days ago, I was blogging about the cracking MCA within the BN fold. Now, not only it’s cracking, it’s officially cracked and both parties should get the blame.

Tee Keat, for being so rushing into action and hurriedly wanted to eliminate his foes within the party, less than a year after he becomes the MCA president without a strong grassroots support.

Soi Lek, on the other hand, albeit of his tainted sex scandal allegation, with the help of the strong supporters base, made a surprise comeback in the AGM last year and continues to make inroad into the party and thrives even without the support of the party president, when he was appointed as the BN coordinator for PR states by the PM Najib Tun Razak, a move seen as a support from the Umno leadership.

Leaders who are morally tainted, should redeem his own pride by staying low and out of the limelight, in which by right, unfit to lead an organization.

It’s very likely due to that reason, having seen with someone with credible support from the Umno, Soi Lek was bold enough to gather support for the EGM, in a move to re-instate himself as a legitimate MCA member and to topple the president.

With the outcome, I think he sort of gets what he wants – to die as a MCA member with a successful no-confidence motion against Tee Keat, at all cost, with the MCA president now goes on leave until the PC and CC meets to determine the next course of action.

Under the party constitution, in order for the party president to be removed, the no-confidence motion needs to be passed by at least two-thirds of the delegates, but in this case both sides garnered almost similar votes with only 14 votes separating them, hence, many questions remain unanswered.

Is Tee Keat going to be defiant and continues to stay on as president, as he was previously reported to have said that he would step down even if the motion of no-confidence was rejected with a simple majority?

Will CSL’s supporters push for a fresh poll to end the MCA deadlock?

What about the “third force”? Are they going to wield power anytime soon?

But one thing for sure, it’s not doing MCA any good as MCA is now officially the latest laughing stock in town, where comments made on the popular social-networking Facebook and Twitter continues to commemorate the death of MCA.

R.I.P. MCA, so they say.