PETALING JAYA: MCA said it will sit out the Kuala Kubu Baharu by-election campaign if the unity coalition does not field a Barisan Nasional candidate.
It said its political development committee had made the call during a meeting earlier today.
Last month, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said it will give way to a DAP candidate to stand in the May 11 polls as it is the incumbent party.
“After a thorough deliberation, it is the unanimous decision of the committee that if the proposed candidate is not a member of any BN party, MCA will not participate in any campaign efforts,” the party said in a statement.
MCA will join MIC on the sidelines, after MIC president SA Vigneswaran also said his party was not taking part in any way.
The by-election is being held following the death of DAP’s Lee Kee Hiong on March 21 after a battle with cancer.