After MIC speaks out, ex-MCA veep takes swipe at Wee
In a Facebook post, former MCA vice-president Ti Lian Ker took aim at Wee for keeping mum in the wake of the remarks by MIC president SA Vigneswaran.
'MIC president has spoken, saying that MIC will reach out and be open to other parties - but MCA president Wee Ka Siong...
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