Ibrahim Ali vs PAS MP: From Galas to Carlsberg
By Stephanie Sta Maria, Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali has now decided that PAS MP Khalid Samad’s challenge is worth his two cents after all.
The outspoken politician also decided to rope in Danish brewery Carlsberg into the fray.
Khalid had dared Ibrahim to contest in the upcoming Galas state seat by-election to prove that there was no link between Perkasa and Umno.
He said if Ibrahim did not contest the state seat but threw his support behind the Barisan Nasional candidate, it would indicate Umno’s political game at work.
But this morning, the Perkasa boss had dismissed the dare as “not important to entertain” in a single line text message to FMT.
In the evening, Ibrahim had a change of heart and decided to send a longer text message on the matter, and also took a swipe at the PAS leader.
On a sarcastic note, the Pasir Mas MP said he saw Khalid’s challenge to him as a sign of respect and acknowledgment of the former’s capabilities in holding two positions.
‘No time for this’
“I am grateful because he recognises my greatness, capabilities and potential. Although I appreciate this, I must also be honest. I don’t have the time to be a state rep because I am already a MP.”
“I am not greedy like some opposition politicians who become state rep and MP, draw two salaries, but their service to the people is limited to only holding ‘ceramah perdana’,” he added.
Furthermore, Ibrahim said Galas was BN potential candidate Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s area.
“I don’t want Ku Li (Razaleigh) to feel bad, and perhap this is Khalid’s intention. So I feel sorry for Khalid, his challenge is ‘low class’,” he added.
Ibrahim accused the PAS leader of trying to use him to break the Malay votes and hamper Perkasa’s struggle to champion Islam and the Malay race, which “PAS had failed to do”.
Adding an alcoholic twist, the Perkasa boss then asked Khalid how the Carlsberg brewery in Shah Alam was doing which the latter had visited.
“The Carlsberg label is green and it matches the PAS’ official colour,” he added.
However, Ibrahim did not respond on whether the right-wing Malay movement would campaign in Galas to secure Malay votes for BN.
