He said the Chinese community felt that MCA should leave BN even though MCA, as a founding partner of BN, had stood together through “thick and thin” with Umno and MIC since independence.

“At a time when BN is at its weakest point after its unprecedented heavy defeat in the 14th general election (GE14), questions arise whether MCA should leave BN or request for the dissolution of BN through MCA’s position as a founding member of BN.

“This is the choice MCA members have to decide for the future,” he said when officiating the MCA Youth annual general assembly here today.

Mah said if BN is dissolved, component parties would be free to cooperate with other parties to form a new alliance later.

On Pakatan Harapan (PH), he said the coalition had failed to serve the people, six months after GE14.

He said DAP, which received 95% of Chinese support, had used its power after winning the election to attack MCA instead.

Meanwhile, MCA secretary-general Chew Mei Fun urged the government to reconsider giving grants to Tunku Abdul Rahman University College (TAR UC) and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Utar), as was the practice by the previous government.

She said these allocations were important to assist poor and less fortunate students to continue studying in the two institutions.

“The provision of allocations should be provided fairly, as given to other institutions, so as to be fair to all parties,” she said at a media conference after opening the 43rd Wanita MCA annual general meeting at Wisma MCA here today.