KUALA LUMPUR, October 17 Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek is considering standing for elections in Perak, Negri Sembilan or his homestate Johor, the pierce likely to invite flak from the MCA president's detractors in the party.
Chinese-language daily Nanyang Siang Pau reported now Dr Chua's debate during the Deepavali dinner in Seremban last night where the comparison statesman purportedly claimed to have received invitations from all 3 state mentris besar to stand in the entrance polls.
But, combined the daily, Dr Chua (picture) had stressed he would initial cruise the feelings of MCA leaders in any state as well as gauge internal sentiment prior to making his decision.
"Just because we am the celebration president, it does not meant we can simply contest anywhere, or take over someone else's in front of for my own interest," he was quoted as saying.
Dr Chua now chairs both the Johor as well as Perak state relationship committees.
His proclamation comes just dual weeks after he declared himself the "winnable candidate" despite his sex liaison past, in the feverishness of his squabble with Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, his prototype in MCA.
Ong, Dr Chua's many outspoken critic in MCA, had said he did not cruise the celebration boss the qualified candidate for the polls due to his scandalous past, adding the latter would not fit Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's "winnable candidate" criteria.
But with Chinese await for Barisan Nasional (BN) still weak, it appears the maestro statesman cannot means to shy away from the entrance polls, viewed as the pact's many crucial, as well as will have to lead his celebration into the incursion by standing as the candidate.
Failing which, Dr Chua will remain an MCA boss without any supervision post, the sec! ond such feeling in the 62-year-old party.
Dr Chua's sour adversary with Ong initial erupted in 2009 when he was diminished by the latter from his emissary boss post due to his 2007 sex scandal.
He had progressing clinched the post during the celebration polls in 2008 in the useful comeback after the liaison saw him renounce progressing that year as the Labis MP, Health Minister as well as MCA vice-president.
Dr Chua however done his last comeback during last year's celebration polls, as well as successfully edged out Ong from the president's chair in the three-cornered quarrel with an additional former boss Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting.
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