I have read your coverage of the MCA elections with interest. Team B has attempted to project s very clear on that so reporters should not allow themselves to be used by those with a political agenda, be it Team A or Team B. Reporters should be wary of those "we will consider going to court" statements.

Likewise, Team B has issued statements claiming that there have been discrepancies in the membership rolls by questioning how out-of-town members can be registered in local branches. Neither is this unconstitutional nor illegal.

It's the same with the Election Commission list. There is no law forbidding anyone from Petaling Jaya, for example, from joining a branch in Kampar. Likewise, a factory with 100 workers in Penang may decide to support their boss who is contesting in Perak, by registering as members.

The law also does not say that a certain address or a house must have a minimum or maximum number of members or voters. Neither does it say that a voter or a member must stay in a particular address. The crux should be whether these members exist and not where they come from.

I think reporters and the public should not be misled by politicians who make such statements. It would do all journalists good to read up on the MCA constitution and laws so they would not swallow hook, line and sinker what unscrupulous politicians want them to hear.