Guan Eng’s bullying of TAR UC a contributory factor to Pakatan’s demise

LIM Guan Eng must be taken to task for not owning up to his interference in funding for Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) when he was finance minister.

Instead, the Bagan MP finds it more apt to mislead. These are among the contributory factors leading to the downfall of the Pakatan Harapan government.

During the 22 months in which Pakatan held office, not only did it fail to accomplish anything concrete in terms of policy and economic development, it also destroyed existing goodwill earned by the previous government.

A classic example is the cancellation of the RM30mil annual matching grant for TAR UC. Due to Guan Eng’s oppression against TAR UC, MCA immediately initiated a fundraising campaign.

Malaysians from all ethnic groups gathered to assist this institution by expressing their dissatisfaction with the Pakatan government.

At the Tanjung Piai by-election, more than 15,000 voters made their disappointment known by selecting Barisan Nasional on the ballot slip which returned MCA’s Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng to Parliament.

After Tanjung Piai, Guan Eng randomly allocated funds to an unrepresentative alumni association whose members were alleged to have close ties with him as his so-called allocation to TAR UC.

However, even as professional accountants are able to distinguish between an official TAR UC alumni association and an unrepresentative one, Guan Eng remained in the dark – whose fault is it? Education is an issue that cannot be compromised or politicised.

In addition to dealing with TAR UC, Guan Eng also politicised a Chinese primary school. During the Johor state election, he dared to claim that he had allocated RM4mil to SJKC Kuek Ho Yao.

However, he still did not dare deny that the condition for allocating that sum was to change the name of the school. When will he come out to explain this matter?

DATUK TAN TEIK CHENG

MCA vice-president