3rd force at work?

The Singapore Straits Times press on september 24, 2009 published an article on the reemergence of Dr Chua Soi Lek's DVDs, briefly scratched the surface of a time capsule containing answers we are all after.

Take a look at this article:

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_433722.html

PETALING JAYA - THE sex DVD which led to the downfall of former Malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek has resurfaced, sparking off a fresh round of controversy and raising the who-and-why question.

MCA central committee member Ti Lian Ker is blaming it on a 'third force' from within the party which redistributed the DVD to add more fuel to the current leadership tussle.

The DVD, which became public last year, was a recording of a tryst between the suspended MCA deputy president and an unidentified woman.

Dr Chua reportedly said that the DVD was sent from Bukit Mertajam this time. However, the Bukit Mertajam MCA division has denied that they had a hand in it.

Mr Ti said on Wednesday the re-emergence of the DVD was another move by unseen hands to embarrass Dr Chua besides inciting anger and hatred against party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.

'There is indeed a third force from within the party intending to exploit and inflict maximum damage to the personality and credibility of both Ong and Dr Chua, with little or no love for the party.

'Their motive is obvious - to dislocate and uproot Ong's leadership and to damage Dr Chua permanently,' he said on his blog http://tilianker.blogspot.com/.

Such an act was targetted at destroying the party and the next party leader would be a lame duck, he said. 'This third force wanted to control MCA's leadership for their personal agenda. The disagreement from within the party had rendered them an opportunity to kill two big birds with one stone,' he said.

Mr Ti warned delegates to be wary of these unseen hands which were bent on manipulating events that would affect the party's image and dignity.

'The DVD is a blemish of the past and ought to be left behind,' he said, adding that the party needs to move forward 'instead of being stuck in muddy waters.'

'All we need now is a fresh mandate and added strength to enable the present party leadership to continue with the course that we have taken,' he said. -- THE STAR

We'd like to correct the wording in the second paragraph which said

Ti Lian Ker is blaming it on a 'third force'

to more appropriately

Ti Lian Ker after some fact-finding, attributes the act of redistribution of the recorded medium to a 'third force'

Well, from the observer's point of view, there is no perceived economic advantage to either Ong or Chua--while arbitrage opportunities for the underdogs is huge as the already strained relationship between the two men of strong character is further put to test.

As members of the MCA party we ought to love the party and the country, and refrain from deriving personal gains in the midst of crisis. Our party is blessed with net financial asset so let's do our part to keep our resources intact, for MCA must live on so that Malaysians, Chinese or non-Chinese, benefit and florish.