00:00MCA appears to have ruled out joining Perikatan National amid discontent with its current position in Barisan National, citing the Chinese community's rejection of PAS in particular.
00:13MCA President Wee Ka-seong acknowledged that there were suggestions that the party leave BN and join the opposition coalition.
00:22However, he said Chinese voters were opposed to the PN coalition because of controversial remarks PAS leaders had made which touched on the sensitivities of non-Muslims.
00:34Speaking at MCA's General Assembly in Kuala Lumpur today, Wee said unless PAS carries out internal reforms and makes itself more moderate and acceptable to Malaysia's plural community, this factor will continue to hinder non-Muslim parties from joining PN.
00:51Nonetheless, the five-term Ayer Hitam MP said, MCA will review its position in BN if its key ally UMNO continues cooperating with parties outside the coalition, especially DAP, stressing that his party's stand is clear and it cannot work with DAP.
01:08In June, Wee had said MCA's 191 divisions would discuss its future amid discontent over its lack of influence in the government and bring their proposals to the Annual General Assembly, where a decision on the party's future in the unity government would be made.
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