MCA man blames Dr M for race-baiting in Chinese DPM row

An MCA leader has accused former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad of playing up the row over an alleged deal for the deputy prime minister's post to go to DAP should the opposition win, as a racial issue.

While admitting MCA had indeed in the past asked for a Chinese deputy prime minister, MCA central committee member Ti Lian Ker said it is just a “process of expressing the supporters' aspirations in a healthy democracy”.