No room for ‘friendly fire’ in political pacts - PAS number 2
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man has appeared to signal political allies about the need for sincere collaboration.
This comes as PAS attempts to negotiate its ties with Umno and Bersatu following a breakdown of relations between the latter two.
Speaking to PAS Youth delegates during the wing’s muktamar this afternoon, he pointed out how Terengganu Umno previously vowed to contest against PAS in GE15.
This was despite the Muafakat Nasional pact between the two parties.
Noting incidents where friendly matches in football resulted in “fist-fights”, Tuan Ibrahim opined that there was no room for such occurrences in politics.
“I discussed with my friends in Umno about our criticism towards several Terengganu Umno leaders who announced they wanted to contest against PAS despite our Muafakat pact with Umno.
“I told them that if we want to come together and be friends, let us be friends completely (but) they said this could be considered as a friendly match.
“I told them there were no friendly matches in politics,” he recalled.
Elaborating, Tuan Ibrahim stressed that political collaborations ought to be based on an agenda that was beyond just winning seats.
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man
“We are adamant that our muafakat (consensus) is bigger than political parties or elections.
“The umat (people) need to be united under a bigger agenda that is not just about seats.
“Our bigger agenda is how to save the world and our country from Allah’s wrath,” he said.
Capability for extraordinary compromise
Meanwhile, Tuan Ibrahim touted the Islamist party’s history of collaborating with many political entities.
Characterising this as a strength, he said PAS’ willingness to “compromise” has served it well.
“We have had a long history in national politics and I think no party has as great an experience as PAS when it comes to political partnerships.
“We are willing to make extraordinary compromises, rarely are others willing to make such compromises,” he said.
Like how it made way for Onn Jaafar to contest and win the Kuala Terengganu Selatan parliamentary seat in 1959. This was after the Umno founder quit the party and founded Parti Negara.
Another example raised by Tuan Ibrahim was when PAS formed a coalition with Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s Semangat 46 for the 1990 general election. This was also after the latter quit Umno.
“With other parties also [...] but mentioning their names makes me angry,” he remarked.
Aside from Parti Negara and Semangat 46, PAS previously formed two pacts with DAP and PKR - Barisan Alternatif (1999-2001) and Pakatan Rakyat (2008-2015).
PAS has now positioned itself as diametrically opposed to DAP.
The PAS Youth assembly will be held today and tomorrow at the Corus Paradise Hotel in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Elections to decide office bearers for the 2021-2023 term are slated to take place tomorrow.
This year’s assembly is being held in a “hybrid” manner where only selected delegates are allowed to attend the event in person.
Except for its launch, PAS Youth assembly proceedings thus far have not been aired online.
“We are adamant that our muafakat (consensus) is bigger than political parties or elections.
“The umat (people) need to be united under a bigger agenda that is not just about seats.
“Our bigger agenda is how to save the world and our country from Allah’s wrath,” he said.
Capability for extraordinary compromise
Meanwhile, Tuan Ibrahim touted the Islamist party’s history of collaborating with many political entities.
Characterising this as a strength, he said PAS’ willingness to “compromise” has served it well.
“We have had a long history in national politics and I think no party has as great an experience as PAS when it comes to political partnerships.
“We are willing to make extraordinary compromises, rarely are others willing to make such compromises,” he said.
Like how it made way for Onn Jaafar to contest and win the Kuala Terengganu Selatan parliamentary seat in 1959. This was after the Umno founder quit the party and founded Parti Negara.
Another example raised by Tuan Ibrahim was when PAS formed a coalition with Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s Semangat 46 for the 1990 general election. This was also after the latter quit Umno.
“With other parties also [...] but mentioning their names makes me angry,” he remarked.
Aside from Parti Negara and Semangat 46, PAS previously formed two pacts with DAP and PKR - Barisan Alternatif (1999-2001) and Pakatan Rakyat (2008-2015).
PAS has now positioned itself as diametrically opposed to DAP.
The PAS Youth assembly will be held today and tomorrow at the Corus Paradise Hotel in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. Elections to decide office bearers for the 2021-2023 term are slated to take place tomorrow.
This year’s assembly is being held in a “hybrid” manner where only selected delegates are allowed to attend the event in person.
Except for its launch, PAS Youth assembly proceedings thus far have not been aired online.
Wakakaka... PAS is mighty afraid of being the ones caught in between the Friendly Fire.
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