COMMENT At campaign dinners organised by MCA in the run-up to the recent party election, it was said that there was on each table a DVD and two bananas.

Few had difficulty in guessing the identity of the people responsible for the gesture or the target of its crude symbolism.

If subtlety is somewhat scarce in Malaysian politics, principled dissent that is prepared to put career, position and perquisites on the line is even rarer.

The decision of Chew Mei Fun to quit as Wanita MCA leader, deputy minister and senator, as she said she would if Dr Chua Soi Lek was elected party president, is a rare instance of a politician...