“So that, directly or indirectly, led to Bersatu leaving the Pakatan Harapan coalition that led to the government falling apart”. – Ong Kian Ming

COMMENT | At this point in time, it really does not matter if the DAP becomes MCA 2.0 because the religious far right is in ascension and the country’s trajectory is more or less settled. The DAP’s role is to ensure the opposite but all indications are that the party is not up to the challenge.

Former Bangi MP Ong Kian Ming, in a recent interview, made many conflicting statements which demonstrated how the sole non-Malay power structure in this country ultimately can never work productively with the mainstream Malay political establishment.

It is extremely arrogant for Ong to claim that what separates the DAP from the MCA is that “….leaders in DAP are still people who really want to serve the nation,”...