The Malaysian Insight

PAS and Umno expect its non-Muslim partners to do the heavy lifting in explaining the new deal to non-Muslim Malaysians.

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said non-Malay parties from Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gagasan Sejahtera must play their roles and explain the new deal to their supporters.

“The presence of non-Malay and non-Muslim parties will clear things up,” said Hadi during his speech at the Putra World Trade Centre today.

PAS and Umno officially signed the national charter today, detailing the form of cooperation between the two largest Malay-Muslim parties in the country.

Hadi said in addition to the misunderstanding by non-Malays, there are also Malay groups which are being used and refuse to understand the pact.

“These Malays either cannot understand our pact or are used by other parties to oppose it.”

Hadi said non-Malays and non-Muslims have nothing to fear from the pact.

“Non-Malays and non-Muslims should not be overly concerned as their rights are protected in the Quran and the federal constitution.”

There are certain political leaders and individuals who deliberately played up racial and religious issues, he said.

“What we fear is that there are parties and individuals who are openly challenging Islam, Malay rights and the positions of the monarchs in this country.

“Muslims, who have lost their identity, also play a similar role to undermine the concept of racial domination with Islam.”

These parties should be rejected in the next general election, he said.

“People of various races should reject these individuals in the next elections.”

Hadi, however, didn’t name any individual or party. – September 14, 2019.