Who speaks for PAS? Kit Siang asks after conflicting messages on Christmas
“Who has the bigger say in PAS ― the PAS Secretary-General or the PAS Youth Leader who is also the son of the PAS President?”
(MMO) – DAP lawmaker Lim Kit Siang today questioned PAS on who has the right to speak for the Islamist party after several leaders issues conflicting messages regarding Christmas greetings by Muslims.
The Iskandar Puteri MP asked whether it was PAS secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan or the party’s Youth wing chief Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi who is also the son of its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang.
“Is the warning by the PAS Youth Leader and the son of the PAS President, Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi, warning Muslims not to post Christmas greetings on Facebook because the Christian celebration is against the teachings of Islam and that there should not be any acknowledgement of the Christian religion the official stand of PAS or is it merely the personal view of the son of the President?
“Who has the bigger say in PAS ― the PAS Secretary-General or the PAS Youth Leader who is also the son of the PAS President?” Lim asked in a statement.
Takiyuddin had openly wished Merry Christmas to Malaysians celebrating the day and said differences of opinion are a blessing in Islam.
Lim also urged Hadi as the party president, its spiritual leader Hashim Jasin and the Islamist party’s powerful Dewan Syura to clarify PAS’s official stand on festival wishes to non-Muslims.
