Hadi parries criticism from 4 ‘uneducated’ Malay DAP leaders
Hadi parries criticism from 4 ‘uneducated’ Malay DAP leaders
The PAS president says his recent tirade against DAP was firmly grounded in Islamic scripture, the Federal Constitution, and past statements from DAP leaders.
Hadi said a recent statement he issued on social media, where he claimed DAP wants to steer the constitution back towards secular rule, was firmly grounded in Islamic scripture, the Federal Constitution, and past statements from DAP leaders.
“The four Malay DAP leaders who accused me of exploiting Islam for political gain through my writings are uneducated.
“They are not learned persons,” Berita Harian quoted him as saying.
In a Facebook post two days ago, Hadi accused DAP of working to steer the constitution back towards secular rule and glorifying the Communist Party of Malaya’s struggle.
The Marang MP also claimed the proposed Urban Renewal Act was aimed at evicting poor Malays from their homes in the name of urban renewal.
He also said secularism was a deviant teaching brought by Western colonisers, and that DAP contends the constitution is secular in nature.
This drew a rebuke from DAP Malay leaders Syahredzan Johan, Young Syefura Othman, Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali and Syerleena Abdul Rashid, who questioned why the issues did not hinder PAS from working with DAP under Pakatan Rakyat from 2008 to 2015.
On being former allies with DAP, Hadi said PAS had some common ground with the party, though its principle for any alliance is that PAS’s partners must not oppose the Islamic party’s policies.
He said the Pakatan Rakyat pact fell apart after DAP opposed the PAS-led Kelantan government’s move to ban the consumption of alcohol for Muslims and pass the state shariah criminal enactment.
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