Why non-Malays are afraid of Pas

Non-Malay voters – Chinese, Indians, as well as indigenous people from Sabah and Sarawak – don’t uniformly support DAP. Many of them don’t support DAP but also reject Pas.

Wong Chin Huat, Sinar Daily

AT the recent Muktamar, Pas leadership acknowledged the need for non-Malay voters’ support to win elections.

However, Pas President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang blamed ‘Islamophobia against Pas’ for the party’s failures in this regard.

Pas has surpassed DAP in terms of estimated strength.

Non-Malay voters – Chinese, Indians, as well as indigenous people from Sabah and Sarawak – don’t uniformly support DAP.

Many of them don’t support DAP but also reject Pas.

Rejection of Pas should not be equated with Islamophobia because Islam cannot be equated with any political party.

Umno members until 2020 rejected Pas, as did Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu).

Should those parties also be considered Islamophobic?