The MCA paid dearly for this, suffering a crushing defeat in the general elections of 1969. But after the May 13 race riots all Malaysia entered a state of emergency. The Chinese university movement had to be put on hold.
結果馬華公會為此付出慘痛代價，在 69 年的大選中慘敗，隨即引發種族動亂的「513 事件」，馬來西亞全國進入緊急狀態，「獨大」運動被迫擱置。