Don't twist and turn, Tee Keat tells Soi Lek

MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat yesterday told his deputy, datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, not to twist facts when making statements.
Asked to comment on Chua's remark that he was not given any significant oortfolio in the party, the transport minister said that as head of the Government Affairs Monitoring Bureau, Chua did hold a significant portfolio.
"Don't twist and turn. That is my advice. Whoever wants to make public statements, don't twist and turn,"Ong told reporters after the ministry's Aidilfitri and Deepavali celebration di Putrajaya.
He said Chua's portfolio was on the list when he announced the key office bearers on Tuesday, even elaborating on the significance of the bureau.
After the announcement, Chua was reported to have said that he had been sidelined, and told grassroots members he wanted to apologise in advance, should he fail to perform cecause of the limited space given.
Asked whether the replacement of a minister and two deputy ministers who had lost in the MCA elections last month would be discussed at the Cabinet meeting tommorrow, Ong said it was unlikely.