KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 – Former MCA presient Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has again slammed his party for saying Malaysians abroad were “out-of-touch” and should not be given the right to vote.“I was indeed shocked by MCA’s objection to postal voting by Malaysians residing abroad on the ground of logistics and being ‘out of touch’ with the situation in Malaysia,” he said in his blog posting yesterday.
The Pandan MP (picture) was referring to an MCA delegation’s stand at a polls reform panel’s public hearing last Friday.
MCA central committee member Datuk Ei Kim Hock told the parliamentary select committe (PSC) on electoral reform that Malaysians overseas were not qualified to vote as they are “out of touch” with the current state of affairs in the country.
Ei said the MCA’s research had shown that most Malaysians overseas only received information from questionable sources, which may not reflect the true conditions on the ground.
MCA President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has since clarified that the MCA did not agree with overseas voting purely because it presented a “logistical nightmare” as considerable resources would have to be devoted to ensure its success.
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