PETALING JAYA: The contents of a now-viral letter, purportedly by Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi saying that Barisan Nasional supports Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the prime minister is out of line with the decision made by the coalition's supreme council in two meetings on Tuesday (Nov 22), says Datuk Chong Sin Woon.
"In both meetings, the Barisan supreme council resolved that Barisan would not support anyone as the prime minister at this moment," said the MCA secretary-general.
Chong, in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 23), also said that during the Tuesday meetings, MCA and Barisan component parties asked Ahmad Zahid why he had gone against the coalition's resolutions.
"Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid denied this at first but he admitted it later after evidence was presented.
"He went against the collective decision by the Barisan supreme council yesterday (Tuesday) and did not communicate Barisan's resolution correctly to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong."
Chong said MCA believes that Ahmad Zahid is no longer fit to lead the coalition.
He also called for Ahmad Zahid's resignation as Barisan chairman for going against the collective decision made by the supreme council.
"We call for his resignation from his position as Barisan chairman (and) to be replaced by Datuk Mohamad Hassan as proposed during the supreme council meeting," he added.
