Kuala Lumpur: Former MCA President Tan Sri Ong Tee Keat has left the party after over three decades, news reports said. Ong told Malaysiakini that he did not bother making an announcement on his decision. "Needless to have any statement, for I am merely a small fry," he was quoted saying.
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Chinese paper Oriental Daily reportedly said Ong had quit the Barisan Nasional (BN) component party effective January 2. Ong served as Ampang Jaya MP from 1989 to 2004, and as MP for Pandan, which replaced the Ampang Jaya seat, from 2004 to 2013.
The former Transport Minister was not listed as a BN candidate for the 13th general election after losing the MCA presidency in the 2010 party elections. PKR's Rafizi Ramli won the Pandan seat in Election 2013, defeating MCA's Lim Chin Yee by over 26,000 votes.