GE15: Warisan confirms ex-MCA chief Ong Tee Keat for Pandan seat
AMPANG – Former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Tee Keat was today confirmed as Warisan’s candidate for the Pandan parliamentary seat in the coming general election (GE15). His candidacy was announced today by party president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, who also said Warisan would contest 26 parliamentary seats in…
AMPANG – Former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Tee Keat was today confirmed as Warisan’s candidate for the Pandan parliamentary seat in the coming general election (GE15).
His candidacy was announced today by party president Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal, who also said Warisan would contest 26 parliamentary seats in Peninsular Malaysia.
“Voters must know that they have a choice to vote for a party that does not base itself around racial or religious issues,” Ong said.
“I have always admired and wanted to emulate the Bornean culture where people of all races can live together peacefully.
“If they can do it, why can’t we in Peninsular Malaysia do the same?”
A former transport minister, Ong was previously Pandan MP for two terms before being dropped as a candidate for MCA in the 2013 general election, after losing the MCA presidential election in 2010.
MCA subsequently lost the Pandan seat to PKR’s Rafizi Ramli in the 2013 polls.
The PKR deputy president is set to contest in the constituency again, with incumbent Pandan MP Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail heading to Bandar Tun Razak instead.
On October 29, The Vibes reported that Ong will be making his political comeback after a 10-year hiatus, choosing to go with Warisan as he said the party gave him a platform to champion principles such as anti-corruption. – The Vibes