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PKR leaders slam Sanusi’s “uncouth” behaviour, call him a “comedian”





PENANG PKR Wanita chief Nurhidayah Che Rose has expressed her embarrassment that a fellow Muslim had spoken uncouthly and saw nothing wrong with spreading lies.

Nurhidayah was referring to Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor who had made headlines for claiming that Penang belongs to Kedah.

The PAS elections director had also recently drawn flak for his use of a Hokkien expletive during his speech at a ceramah in Permatang Pauh on Saturday (June 3).


“He represents an Islamist party but his behaviour is contrary to Islam,” Nurhidayah blasted Sanusi in front of a mostly PKR-member crowd last night (June 5) at the opening of the Penang PKR Women and Youth election machinery, drawing applause from spectators.

In the upcoming state elections, Nurhidayah called on voters to “teach liars a lesson” by refusing to vote for Perikatan Nasional (PN) candidates while also highlighted Sanusi’s shortcoming as Kedah Menteri Besar, noting that Kedah has a higher poverty rate compared to Penang.

“So, it is unrealistic for Sanusi to say that the rich can co-exist with the poor in Penang if PN takes over, as we have fewer poor here,” she was reported as saying.

“We are doing fairly well, and steps are in place to further improve the quality of life for Penangites.”

Nurhidayah said people from Kedah also relocated to Penang to look for jobs yet Sanusi goes around claiming that Penang belongs to Kedah.

She also said Sanusi, who is also the PN elections director, should be grateful that as fellow Malaysians, both states are helping each other.

Meanwhile, Penang PKR Youth chief Muhammad Fadzli Roslan had similarly lambasted Sanusi for the recent controversy, calling him a “comedian” instead of a public servant.

“If we want comedians, there is a lot of content on entertainment channels. We do not want our politicians to be comedians. We want them to be problem solvers to address poverty, high living costs and environmental challenges,” Fadzli was quoted as saying at the same event.

He sarcastically said that Sanusi should concentrate on developing Kedah instead of being obsessed with Penang, and urged Penangites to “rise up and defend their birth and home state” in response to Sanusi’s claims that Penang is a part of Kedah. – June 6, 2023