‘Be careful with your statements, Karpal’
The Bukit Gelugor MP should have been more circumspect with his views, especially since Islam is the country’s official religion, says PAS
Alyaa Azhar, FMT
DAP’s Karpal Singh should have been more careful in giving his views on politically contentious matters, said PAS Youth deputy chief Raja Ahmad Iskandar Al-Hiss.
He said while he appreciated the DAP national chairman’s statement that he did not call for PAS’ deregistration, he should have have been mindful of sensitivities regarding the matter.
“It’s good if he did not say that but he should have been more careful in giving his views,” said Raja Ahmad.
He said this was because when Karpal mentioned about religion-based parties, his statement had implicated PAS as it is an Islamist party.
“We agree that parties based on race should be deregistered. However, he should not have mentioned about Islam especially since it is the country’s official religion,” said Raja Ahmad.
Karpal today defended himself, stressing that he did not call for the deregistration of PAS.
He went on to explain that he had mentioned how PAS acknowledges the necessity of multiculturalism by having the non-Muslims PAS Supporters Congress (DHPP).
Slow process
Karpal also remained steadfast on his views, saying that demands for an apology by “so-called PAS leaders” will not be met.
According to Bernama, Karpal had on Tuesday called for all race and religion-based political parties or associations to be deregistered or opened to all.
He was lashing out at Muslim Lawyers’ Association president Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar for allegedly threatening the Bar Council if it supported The Herald in relation to use of the word Allah.
