Malaysia

PAS up to govt-toppling tricks again: Umno veteran

This marks second time since Sheraton Move, says Tan Sri Shahrir Samad

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 06 Mar 2023 12:42PM

PAS up to govt-toppling tricks again: Umno veteran
Tan Sri Shahrir Samad says that during the Semenyih by-election in March 2019, PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang had met Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who at that time was prime minister when Pakatan Harapan was in power. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes file pic, March 6, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Umno veteran Tan Sri Shahrir Abdul Samad has claimed PAS has begun moves to topple the unity government and replace it instead with a government it backs.

Taking to Facebook, Shahrir claimed that this was the second time PAS was trying to initiate such a move, the first allegedly being the Sheraton Move.

He said that during the Semenyih by-election in March 2019, PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang had met Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who at that time was prime minister when Pakatan Harapan was in power.

“This was their second meeting. Hadi had met Tun M earlier along with several other PAS leaders aligned to him (Hadi),” said Shahrir.

Shahrir claimed that during the meeting, Hadi stated that he would support Tun M as prime minister until the end of the 14th parliamentary term.

“Soon after that, six MPs from Barisan Nasional, without the knowledge of Umno, also pledged their support for Tun M. They did this just before the Tanjung Piai by-election in November the same year,” he said.

These two declarations of support, said Shahrir, were part of the Sheraton Move where PAS and several MPs from Umno-BN supported Tun M as prime minister.

“This caused the downfall of PH, and Perikatan Nasional took over soon after. PAS was behind all this and now they are trying to do it again,” alleged Shahrir.

Yesterday, The Vibes reported that the Islamic State has set up a chapter in Malaysia supporting a local political party.

The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network’s Cyber Counter-Terrorism Division revealed the existence of the Al Malaka Media Centre, whose agenda among others is to topple the current unity government lead by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. – The Vibes, March 6, 2023

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