PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional component parties in Negri Sembilan appear to be at odds after Seremban Umno Youth chief Zool Amali Hussein declared on Friday (May 7) that his wing was cutting ties with MCA in the state.
Rasah MCA secretary Ng Kian Nam later said Zool s remarks were disrespectful towards MCA and that the wing s decision to sever ties was not in line with Barisan s stance. Zool s remarks are insensitive and do not take into account the feelings of the Chinese community in Negri, he told The Star on Saturday (May 8).
Ng said the Chinese community comprised 23.2% or 215,000 of the total state population and Barisan had traditionally entrusted MCA to contest two seats (Rasah and Seremban) out of the eight in Negri as these two seats have the most Chinese residents.