WALK the walk, not just talk the talk.
That is the overwhelming sentiment among netizens upon hearing Subang MP Wong Chen declaring that he had lost faith in the Madani’s administration to carry out reforms.
In a Facebook post, the 56-year-old PKR lawmaker stated he was taking a family vacation before pondering his political future.
Delving further, the former PKR central leadership council member was of the opinion that the Madani government led by PKR president and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had little to show in terms of institutional reforms at the end of its parliamentary term.
Wong who is said to be aligned with former PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli during the party’s poll on May 23 lost his seat on the PKR central leadership council while Rafizi was defeated by former vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar and subsequently offered his resignation from the Cabinet.
Many netizens took to the internet to criticise the Subang MP for not walking the walk.
One notable post on X by Endie (@The_Endie) queried why the lawyer did not step down from his lucrative position as non-executive chairman of Malaysia Debt Ventures Bhd (MDV) – a government-linked company under the purview of the Finance Ministry (MOF).
The hypocrisy of @WongChen_MY – lamenting on the lack of reforms by PKR when he himself a political appointee in MDV, a GLC under MOF. You’re the enabler of this lack of reform! Why don’t you resign from MDV like how Rafizi and Nik Nazmi did? Chairman allowance too big to let go? https://t.co/NTlSsNoj1V pic.twitter.com/8FIVz8v0uW
— Endie (@The_Endie) June 9, 2025
It was argued that Wong was an enabler for the lack of reforms and that he should resign from MDV. Or were the privileges afforded by the position too plump to give up, chided the poster.
Only in defeat did the MP wake up from his slumber, claimed one irate commenter. “Enlightenment” comes at a cost was the insinuation from the commenter, referring to Wong’s defeat in party polls.
One netizen took the opportunity to remind Wong of previous pronouncements on lack of political will by previous leaders to carry out reforms.
Even on Wong’s own FB post, there were those who saw the declaration as a sign of an MP abandoning ship.
Of course, some took the opportunity to highlight the lawyer’s decision to holiday in France by insinuating that Malaysian MPs are a well-remunerated lot.
If only more politicians would dare speak up instead of toeing the party line would there be greater public confidence in their utterances. As one commenter observed, none of them can be taken for granted.
Suddenly seeing the light when they have lost an election smacks of sour grapes and self-interest.
At the moment, Wong’s post just feeds into the perception that those aligned with PKR are just full of hot air. – June 10, 2025
Main image credit: Wing Chen/Facebook
