PAS rejects MN, Hadi calls on all parties to join PN in new alliance

“PAS rejects an agenda that aims solely to save the personalities of its leaders and groups, not to save the country and all the people.”

(FMT) – PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has said the party rejects a consensus that is divided and deviates from the original goals of Muafakat Nasional, the coalition it had formed with Umno.

His comments come days after the party announced it would strengthen its cooperation with the Muhyiddin Yassin-led PPBM to face the next general election, following calls made at the recent Umno general assembly for PAS to clearly state where it stood, with Umno officially declaring its intentions not to contest alongside PPBM.

In a statement, party president Abdul Hadi Awang said it rejected groups that showed disloyalty to the country and prioritised internal politicking over more pressing issues, an apparent reference to its former ally.

“PAS rejects politics that wastes time playing side politics,” he said, which comes when there are “natural disasters and a pandemic that still spreads today”.

“PAS rejects an agenda that aims solely to save the personalities of its leaders and groups, not to save the country and all the people.”

He called on all Muslim groups to join them in their alliance with Perikatan Nasional and Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

“The purpose of PAS is very clear, it is not just to save a person or a small group, but to save as many people as possible.

“So, if there are those who are narrow and limited in their purpose, they will certainly be left behind,” he said.

Hadi also called on all parties to reject both extremism and liberal ideals that deviate from Islam’s “moderate and fair” principles.