“Wait until the annual general meeting. There is no rush,” he told FMT briefly when asked about the matter today.

This follows reported calls from the party’s grassroots for a withdrawal from Barisan Nasional (BN) amid discontent over MCA’s role in the administration.

On April 27, MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon called on MCA to take charge of its own future if BN continued to delay making clear decisions on its direction.

He said MCA had already given BN more than two years to recalibrate after GE15, and that the coalition’s indecision had left MCA members frustrated and uncertain.

MCA vice-president Wee Jeck Seng later said the party’s top leadership would listen closely to feedback from the ground before deciding on the next course of action.

He said not all rank-and-file members wanted the party to pull out of BN, and that the leadership’s decision would be based on what the grassroots want.

“MCA must study the political dynamics, including how to strengthen the party and how to gain strong support again,” the Tanjung Piai MP said.