Liow defends his EGM call

MCA vice-president Liow Tiong Lai has defended his followers, who were stonewalled by party officials from convening an extraordinary general meeting (EGM).

Liow said the party secretary-general Wong Foong Meng must fulfil the request for an EGM, because it was requested in accordance to the party constitution.

"I think the (three) requisitionists have the right to call for an EGM, and the secretary-general and party officials have to respect the the party constitution.

"Whatever right under the constitution should be respected," said Liow (right), after officiating the Health Ministry Innovation Day function in Putrajaya.

Last Thursday, Wong Nai Chee, Wee Jeck Seng and Liew Yuen Keong, representing 16 central committee members aligned to Liow, submitted a written request for the EGM.

The EGM was sought to seek permission from the central delegates and dissolve the central committee to pave way for fresh polls.

However, when the trio met Foon Meng yesterday, they were told that their written request must be amended as it was against the party constitution.

The group is now mulling possible legal action as a means to push for the EGM.

Liow mulling legl action

Meanwhile, Liow said he is seeking legal advice over his status as MCA deputy president.

"I'll leave it to my lawyers," said Liow without elaborating.

Liow was appointed by the central committee as deputy president, but this appointment was later annulled by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) who ruled that Chua Soi Lek was still deputy president.

On the Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's (right) call for a 'cease
fire' in MCA, Liow said he appreciated the suggestion but hinted that this may not be forthcoming.

"Any decision must be legally correct," he said.

He refused to comment when asked if he and his followers would push for an EGM by securing the endorsement of at least one-third of the central delegates.

When the question was posed, Liow excused himself, saying that he had to make way to Parliament.

Earlier, Liow assured that there was no let up in the surveilance
efforts on the H1N1 flu outbreak.

He said currently, the Northern hemisphere was hit by a "second wave" of the virus and Malaysia is bracing itself for another possible round of outbreaks.