BATU PAHAT, March 21 (Bernama) – MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat is unfazed by media speculation that he would not be able garner enough support to defend his post at the party's polls on March 28.

He said turnouts at gatherings organised candidates vying for that post should not be used as a yardstick of support.

"I feel it is not a benchmark if certain parties assess the strength of any candidate based on the numbers attending certain lunch or dinner gatherings," he told pressmen after meeting Johor MCA members in Yong Peng here today.

Ong said he believed that some of the voting delegates might choose to abstain from attending any functions but this did not mean that they had no stand.

The Transport Minister said media speculation was part of the psychological warfare in an election and that he had confidence in the delegates to make the right choice.

He said his main thrust now was to tell delegates and non-delegates the real story of happenings leading to to the scenario in the party now and how hidden forces or hidden hands had been involved.

So far, he said, he had just told the people the bare facts without making any inferences as his approach was a non-confrontational one.

On a possible three-cornered fight for the presidency, Ong said it was too early to prejudge anything before nomination day (tomorrow).