Dr Ling Liong Sik has stated his stand, and he chose to remain silent. One can't help but to laugh how he could hold his head up after all that he has done.

First, he wanted to resign from the MCA presidency (irrevocably, mind you). But, after some thinking about the "unfinished business" and the pleadings of a few busloads of crying supporters, he retracted the letter.

Later, he said that the purchase of Nanyang Press was a good deal. After a rough computation shows that this was not the case, he argued that it was a strategic, political move.

Delegates were not amused. The deal was put through on a slim majority. He got nervous.

The battle line has been drawn. Now, a few months before the party election, he has made his move. Removing Chua Jui Meng as the state liaison chairperson of Kedah will not be his last. This man is desperate.