KIM SAI: WAR OF WORDS IS CLOSED KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - bad relations with Datuk Selangor MCA chief Datuk Samy Vellu personally," Leo Kim Sai said today Datuk Lee said. that his "war of words" "Also if there was any with MIC leader Datuk pact for rotation it would Samy Vellu is now "clo- be among the MCA mem- sed." bers and not between the Bahan asal dari Arkib "This is because Datuk MIC and MCA", he said. Samy Vellu has withdrawn Datuk Lee said that for Negara Malaysia his challenge to me to a by the good of both parties election in Sungei Siput" they would have to estab- he told a Press conference. lish a working relationship But Datuk Lee added again and both sides would that any more challenges have to "give and take". to the Selangor Senate seat As for the heart to heart now being held by the talk suggested by Mentri MCA "will not be tole- Besar Datuk Hormat Ra- rated". fei, who is also Selangor Datuk Samy Vellu with- Barisan Chairman, he drew his challenge against said: Datuk Lee yesterday on "I met Datuk Hormat the advice of the secretary this morning and I have general of Barisan Nasio- told him that as long as nal Encik Abdul Ghafar Datuk Samy Vellu still Baba. wants to claim the Selan- But he maintained that gor seat held by Senator the MIC would not give up Yap Peng of the MCA, I the fight for the Senate will not have a heart to seat. heart talk with him. Datuk Lee said: "I now "Datuk Hormat has consider the matter closed. agreed with me and under- However I cannot stop stands my point of view," anyone from fighting over he said. the seal. The truth is that He thanked Datuk Hor- the seat is a MCA seat and mat for his help in this there is no pact at all to matter and said "Datuk share it. Hormat is not taking any "The gospel truth is also sides in the matter, as all that the two Senate seats he is stating is the truth." in Selangor have been held Datuk Lee also thanked by Umno and MCA re- the secretary general of spectively since Indepen- Barisan National, Encik dence and any attempt to Abdul Ghafar Baba, for at- upset this arrangement will tending to the matter. not be tolerated." The dispute between the He said he had set up Selangor MCA and the his defence for this case MIC began last week when "vigorously and persis- Datuk Samy Vellu, who is tently" because he felt also Selangor MIC chief, this was "the only way to claimed that the Selangor defend the trutBarisah thatn ,ha I d agreed in 1978 vowed lo uphold and I that MCA and MIC share a shall in no circumstances Senate seat every three allow it to be distorted years. again". Datuk Lee Kim Sai, who Datuk Lee added: "I is also the leader of the believe that Umno also MCA Youth, denied that feels very strongly about there had been such an this matter" agreement. He said if there were He then challenged Da- additional seats in the fu- tuk Samy Vellu to a public ture then "Datuk Samy debate but Datuk Samy Vellu can make his request Vellu countered with a and the loaders will have challenge to Datuk Lee to to decide" resign from the State As- Datuk Lee said he re- sembly and contest against garded the recent tussle him in Sungei Siput (Datuk between him and Datuk Samy Vellu's parliament- Samy Vellu to be a "fight ary constituency). between the MCA and MIC But on Wednesday, Da- and not a personal war''. tuk Hormat said that there "How can it be a per- had been no agreement on sonel war when the 'pro sharing the Senate seat. perty' we are talking about Datuk Samy Vellu then is 'MCA property'? And in left the matter to be decid- the pest I have not had any ed by Encik Ghafar Baba. .