TERENGGANU – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that he saw an awakening among the people in Terengganu after having held several series of ceramah in the state.
He said the support they received was different from what the opposition received through their ceramah, as they only know how to use Quranic verses which are interpreted to attack the government.
“They (the opposition) recite verses of the Quran. But when I ask them (about its meaning), they don’t know...they interpreted it according to (their own needs). It doesn’t mean that if you can read the Quran, you can interpret it to attack people.
“It’s not about the party, we accept the good, (but) all the attacks and slanders are outrageous,” he said at the Madani Unity Tour ceramah in Hiliran here last night.
He added that the opposition also claimed that they are a “clean” coalition of parties and it was unfortunate that some people believed such lies.
Anwar also said that it was even more worrying that youth are easily influenced by slogans and chants such as “Hidup Melayu” and “Allahuakbar” – but behind the chants, the opposition leaders are mere dreamers.
He admitted that there were parties claiming that the performance of the Pakatan Harapan (PH)-Barisan Nasional (BN) government was still not satisfactory.
“There is a lot of debt (but) new investments have come in.
“The opposition is making noise – as empty drums make the loudest sounds – but they have yet to present any projects.
“For us, we will carefully and immediately implement good suggestions.”
The prime minister then reminded the people to make the right choice so they will not be ruled by leaders who fail to implement development quickly.
“They (PAS and Bersatu) had three years, what did they do?” he said.
At the end of the ceramah session, the prime minister was surprised by the singing of “Allah Selamatkan Kamu” by all present in conjunction with his birthday which falls on August 10. – Bernama, August 10, 2023
