In the Malay Press: PAS controls Kuala Besut candidate’s statements

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By admin-t On Jul 15, 2013

(fz.com) – “He has quite a strong Kelantanese dialect. People may misunderstood his words …”.

PAS has decided not to allow its Kuala Besut by-election candidate Endot@Azlan Yusof to make any spontaneous statement to the media.

Its Kuala Besut by-election campaign manager Hanafiah Mat said he will make the statements on behalf of Endot, reported the Malay newspapers today.

“We are taking this approach to avoid from Endot’s statements being manipulated by others,” he was quoted saying by Sinar Harian.

“In certain circumstances, the candidate will still be making statements. It is just that we do not want his statement to be manipulated or misunderstood,” he added.

According to Utusan Malaysia, PAS will only allow Endot to make statements once he has won the by-election.

“We are not trying to control him. We only want to guide him as to how to face the media and all their whims. This is what PAS has been facing since almost 60 years back,” Hanafiah was quoted saying.

He cited an incident on Saturday when Endot’s statement was misinterpreted by the media, creating a stir when it was uploaded on social websites including YouTube, citing him saying he would have to concentrate on his business in Kelantan and was willing to hire another person to take over his responsibility in handling the rakyat should he win the by-election.