The MCA president might be the next man to give up all, and head for the PKR if the Star is to be believed.

Very few would want to put their own personal safety at risk, especially if the hoodlums are people who belong to the rich and mighty, judging from the PKFZ scandal.

I'm sure the small ma chais are not involved here. The stakes are big, and to have warned him against revealing the findings of the Price Waterhouse report means big names and issues at stake.

I think Ong Tee Kiat should make everything public straight away, and then cross over to the Pakatan Rakyat. He can choose his party. I'm sure they will have him.

S S Subramanian is the latest crossover. He claimed 2,000 followers came along with him. Before him was Chua Jui Meng.

The nagging worry is does this crossover actually strengthen the PKR or does it weaken the party?

When persons of stature come in, they bring along their, "followers" who can create the trouble in the new parties they join.

They make unreasonable demands of the new party. The demands for seats will be aplenty, and in PR seats are not many.

In an alliance of non racial parties, Anwar has the unenviable task to moderate and seek understanding amongst DAP, PAS and PKR for fair and equitable seat distribution.

The necessity to park qualified and credible candidates and the delicate task of doing so without ruffling too many feathers are essential components in holding the coalition together.

The demands of Indian candidates in recent by elections, the trouble between MCA, Gerakan and PPP over seats allocation in the BN will be carried over by such party hoppers.

I'm not saying that we should not give Chua a seat, by all means do, in fact we must. It's the rest of those who crossover who will want seats too. Those demands will create problems for PR.

PR-based parties look for credible candidates who are educated and experienced in delivering the best for Malaysians and this could include from those who cross over.

Whilst welcoming Subramaniam, a professional (an engineer) and a seasoned politician, I must say what we are dealing with now is multi-racialism.

It is no more the narrow domain where people start shouting and crying about racial representation, but is a call for quality in representation so that the needs of all Malaysians regardless of class or creed are best met.