Johor MCA Denies Viral Letter Listing Proposed Election Candidates

ISKANDAR PUTERI, June 4 (Bernama) -- Johor MCA has denied the authenticity of a letter containing a list of the party’s proposed candidates for the Johor state election (PRN), which went viral on social media today.

Johor MCA deputy chairman Ling Tian Soon said the party had never issued such a document and described it as a fake letter believed to have been created by irresponsible parties.

“As the deputy chairman of the Johor MCA liaison committee, I strongly deny the authenticity of the list. MCA has never issued such a letter and it is believed to be the work of irresponsible individuals.

“It is common during election season for various speculations and fake documents to be circulated,” he told reporters at the 2026 Johor State-Level Nurses Day celebration at Sunway Big Box here today, which was officiated by Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

In a related development, the MCA Youth chief said Johor MCA had identified its potential candidates early and submitted the proposed list to Barisan Nasional (BN) for further screening and consideration.

He said the proposed candidates were based on the 15 state seats contested by MCA in the previous election.

Earlier, a list of MCA candidates purportedly set to contest in the Johor state election went viral on social media, including a claim that MCA president Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong would contest the Skudai state seat.

-- BERNAMA