{
  "id": 5266841,
  "title": "See-To was never in MCA, says Wee",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/see-to-was-never-in-mca-says-wee",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/03/eric-see-to-was-never-in-mca-wee-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "MCA president Wee Ka Siong has clarified that social media influencer Eric See-To, known as Lim Sian See, was never a member of the party, despite claims to the contrary. In a Facebook post responding to See-To's earlier statement, Wee stated that he had previously invited See-To to join MCA, but the influencer chose not to pursue membership with any political party. See-To had previously denied being an MCA member and accused J-Kom, the community communications department, of falsely linking him to the party through a graphic circulated online. He urged J-Kom not to slander him and emphasized that he had never been a member of any political party, despite his previous role as the deputy strategic communications director for Barisan Nasional. In response to Wee's post, See-To thanked the president and indicated that he had no objections if the MCA leader wished to pursue legal action against J-Kom director-general Hisyamuddin Ghazali regarding the matter.",
  "summary": "MCA president says the social media influencer previously declined his invitation to join the party.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "See-To was never in MCA, says Wee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/see-to-was-never-in-mca-says-wee-5267285",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:54:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}