Similar vision, so Jui Meng opts for PKR

Similar vision, so Jui Meng opts for PKR

19/07/2009 3:37am

PETALING JAYA July 18 — Former MCA vice-president Datuk Chua Jui Meng said he decided to join Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) because his vision for reform contained in the manifesto he wrote during the MCA presidential elections, was similar to that of PKR Advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Chua, who stepped down as Bakri MCA division chairman last Thursday, said when comparing his 2008 general election manifesto with Anwar’s Malaysian agenda, he saw many areas of commonality and agreement between them.

“I see many areas of commonality...many areas where we can be in agreement and that was the thing that really persuaded me (to join PKR). PKR is the right channel for me to join,” he said at a news conference after attending a PKR public forum, ’The Truth Behind the Scandals of Perak, Port Klang Free Zone and the Barisan Nasional Conspiracy’ here today.

Chua, who announced his intention to join PKR and resigned as member of MCA today, also said he was joining the party without any condition that Anwar should fulfill.

Asked exactly when he made his decision to join the party, he said: “Recently. Before and after the MCA elections last year, I had issued a manifesto stating my idealism and vision. It seems the PKR manifesto is similar to my thinking in a number of issues. That is important.

— BERNAMA