PD POLLS | PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has taken a jab at Pakatan Harapan’s Port Dickson candidate Anwar Ibrahim by questioning why Anwar did not contest in a Muslim-majority seat.
“Why isn’t he brave enough to contest in an area with a Muslim-majority?” Hadi asked at his ceramah session in Teluk Kemang, Port Dickson, last night.
He was speaking at PAS’ first ceramah perdana in the Port Dickson by-election, which officially started last Saturday, Sept 29, after the nomination process in the morning.
Port Dickson has 43 percent Malay voters, while the Chinese and Indian voters make up 33 percent and 22 percent respectively.
Hadi also criticised Anwar for being “inconsistent”, saying that the PKR president-elect takes on different behaviours when he is with different communities.
When Anwar is at a mosque, he shows off the more religious side of him, whereas when he is with the Indian community, he dances an Indian dance, Hadi said as examples of Anwar’s “inconsistencies”.
“We have our own culture. The Tamil community will respect us if we take a stand,” he said.
In his speech earlier, the Marang MP had also slammed the by-election itself, which was triggered when Port Dickson incumbent MP Danyal Balagopal Abdullah vacated the seat to make way for Anwar.
Hadi said this by-election was “extraordinary” because it was engineered for someone who “wants to become the prime minister of Malaysia”.
“Is it reasonable that only Port Dickson residents get to vote for the future prime minister to lead the whole of Malaysia?” he questioned.
Pakatan Harapan promised in its GE14 election manifesto that Anwar would succeed Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad within two years of the coalition taking over Putrajaya. - Mkini
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