Not all Chinese voters back DAP, says Hadi

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang travels across the South China Sea to drive home his point that not all Chinese Malaysians are supportive of DAP.

Citing the recent Sarawak state election results, the Marang MP noted how DAP failed to retain five of its seats.

Hadi raised this issue when quizzed on DAP urging PAS to stand down in either Sungai Besar or Kuala Kangsar in the upcoming by-elections for the two parliamentary seats.

"Not all Chinese (voters) are pro-DAP," he told reporters in the Parliament lobby.

Chinese voters make up about 30 percent of Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar constituents, a significant amount considering BN's 2013 slight margins.

Though he did not elaborate, Hadi could be hinting that DAP's stand against PAS would not convince all Chinese voters to refrain from supporting its candidates.

Last year, DAP severed ties with PAS, and its leaders singled out Hadi and accused him of reneging on the opposition's common understanding on the implementation of Islamic laws.

The PAS president was also accused of working together with Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Following this, DAP, PKR and a PAS splinter Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) formed a new alliance called Pakatan Harapan.

PAS does not have an agreement with Pakatan Harapan, but has standing co-operation with DAP and PKR representatives from the Selangor government.

The two by-elections, which would be held simultaneously on June 18, are regarded as a litmus test for Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak in relation to the allegations against him.

However, if the opposition locked horns amongst themselves, it would split votes and diminish their prospects of capturing the seats.

A similar scenario had unfolded in Sarawak, where DAP and PKR clashed in six seats and lost in all of them.-Mkini