MCA Youth chief Chong Sin Woon is under fire for criticising Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob over a Facebook posting calling for a boycott of Chinese businesses. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 5, 2015.A total of 165 MCA Youth divisions nationwide threw their support behind their chief Chong Sin Woon after being slammed by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob for lacking the “Barisan Nasional" spirit following his criticism against the agriculture and agro-based industry minister's Facebook rant against Chinese businesses.The MCA members gathered at the lobby of the Chinese party headquarters in Jalan Ampang and held up banners declaring their support for Chong."The stance taken by Chong is MCA's stand. We the members of MCA Youth stand firmly with him on this."We believe that Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri as a minister had incited racial hatred by labelling Chinese businessmen as 'profiteers' and his words are full of malice and lack common sense," the youth wing secretary-general Datuk Leong Kim Soon said today.Leong said Ismail should apologise to Malaysians. He added that Ismail defending his own 'illogical theory’ only added salt to the wound.
Despite Ismail’s denial, he said the minister was racist.
Ismail said his Facebook remark was merely a general warning to all traders who hiked up prices of goods indiscriminately."I've seen his Facebook posting and he definitely wrote the words 'Cina' (Chinese) and 'Melayu' (Malay). That is racist," he was quoted as saying by the party's website today.Ismail said on Facebook that if the Malays boycotted Chinese businesses, they would have no choice but to lower their prices.He also singled out the OldTown White Coffee chain owned by OldTown Bhd, saying DAP MP Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham owned shares in the company. Ngeh has denied the allegation.His comments drew flak from the public while MCA, Gerakan and DAP members lodged police reports against him.Chong called for Ismail to be sacked from the Cabinet, prompting the minister to criticise the MCA senator for not having the “Barisan Nasional" spirit and being complicit with DAP on this matter.A total of 92 Umno divisions had also rallied behind Ismail and called for Chong's resignation.The Prime Minister's Department yesterday said in a statement that Ismail comments were meant to rebuke all traders who refused to lower the price of goods despite lower fuel prices, and not just those from a particular race. – February 5, 2015.
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