KUALA LUMPUR – PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has accused DAP of spreading Islamophobic narratives, taking aim at the Islamist party following its success in the national polls (GE15).
In his latest tirade against the Pakatan Harapan (PH) component party, Hadi said DAP was “creedless and immoral”, claiming that the party is now “showing its true colours” for the sake of its own political expediency.
“This is made evident when they (DAP) openly slander Islam, especially (with attacks against) PAS (because of) PAS’ progress in GE15, where we managed to secure the highest number of (federal) seats among all individual parties, including DAP and other parties in PH,” he said in a statement today.
PAS won a shocking 44 parliamentary seats in GE15, while DAP secured 40 in the national elections.
He added that DAP appoints “stupid and liberal Malays rejected by Islam” to be its mouthpiece, while the party works “in the shadows” to implement its anti-Islam strategies, taking the opportunity to credit Malay Muslims for the end of the deadly May 13, 1969 racial riots.
“(The May 13 riots) were eased and our plural society was saved thanks to Islamic traits within our Malay-Muslim community.
“In fact, Chinese and Indian families can now not only live peacefully in (PAS strongholds) Kelantan, Terengganu, and Kedah, but the situation is also like releasing a stuck dog.
“What right does DAP have to admonish the PAS state governments in Kelantan, Terengganu, and Kedah for banning alcohol for Muslims only while giving freedom to non-Muslims? Is this an extreme act?” he questioned.
He asserted that DAP should instead be viewed as the “extreme” party, despite their attempts to “cheat” by presenting Malay-Muslim members, candidates and leaders.
“This will not legitimise its ideologies which go against Islam, similar to how (the cooking of) pork is not legitimised by a Muslim cook wearing a kopiah or serban.
“The rotting corpse (of DAP’s alleged Islamophobia) cannot be covered by DAP’s muddied hands, although it attempts to put on a Malay mask while performing ablutions,” he said.
Besides that, Hadi also slammed DAP for “importing Orientalist and Western views spread in the West against Islam”, alleging that this is meant to “confuse” those who do not study Islam in depth.
Hadi’s statement today, published by PAS mouthpiece Harakah Daily, comes after PH leaders, particularly Amanah youth chief Mohd Sany Hamzan, called for PAS to be banned for spreading racial hatred and misinformation by “riding on the vehicle of religion”.
Sany, who is the Taman Templer assemblyman and the new Hulu Langat MP, had also lodged a police report on social media content allegedly uploaded by PAS members that could incite religious and racial disharmony.
Prior to the conclusion of GE15, PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli had also taken similar action by filing a police report against against Sik PAS Youth chief Shahiful Nasir, who said voters would “go to hell” if they voted for Barisan Nasional (BN) or PH in the national elections. – The Vibes, November 28, 2022
