“Lim-Chua Debate a Waste of Time”

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 FEBRUARY, 2012: The President of the Federation of Malaysia Peng Clan Association Tan Sri Robert Phang Miow Sin said that the debate between MCA president Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek and DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng last Saturday was a waste of time.

Phang said that the debate diverted from its original topic and both speakers used the platform to repeat what they have already said previously.“Both of them aggravated from the main topic of the debate,” said Phang when contacted by Malaysian Digest today.Commenting further on the much-awaited debate, Phang said DAP has nothing to lose, contrasting the MCA which had to put everything into the debate to remain relevant to the rakyat.

“The debate should have been addressed by the MCA more accordingly. After the debate, the audiences and also the Chinese community all over Malaysia were left puzzled. Many Chinese are asking among themselves, ‘where do we go from this debate?’” said Phang.

Phang, who is also former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) panel, said Chua had failed to highlight the problems faced by the Chinese community and what MCA will do to apprehend their problems.

“Instead, Soi Lek kept on repeating things that he had said before this during the debate,” he said.
He opines that neither speaker emerged as the winner of any sort from the debate though both had succeeded in “insulting the intelligence of the Chinese”.

“The Chinese are well known for being quiet, but that doesn’t mean you can insult their intelligence just like what both of the speakers did during the debate.“Both of them have not emerged as winners. For me, the rakyat is the winner from the debate,” said Phang.

Phang also criticized the attitude of the MCA supporters during the debate which described as arrogant.
“MCA supporters showed no respect to the speaker (Lim),” said Phang.“They booed and jeered every time the speaker (Lim) was trying to talk. This is not good. It shows that they are arrogant,” Phang added.

Phang however said that, if there is going to be another round of debate, he hopes that the debate will bring a much better-defined topic.

Source :http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/40293-lim-chua-debate-a-waste-of-time.html