YOURSAY ‘No 1 and No 2 seem to be going in opposite directions.’
Anonymous #12566075: PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, I would like to ask you following questions:
1. Are you speaking on behalf of PAS leadership including your president, Abdul Hadi Awang?
2. You were also saying PAS want to remain in Petakan Rakyat last week, why were you silent while Hadi Awang and others condemned DAP and decided to severe tie with DAP?
3. As the political tide is definitely turning against Najib's government whom Hadi Awang has so affectionately love, are you trying to save PAS from total destruction?
Kim Quek: Do we see a split in PAS? No 1 and No 2 seem to be going in opposite directions.
While Tuan Ibrahim has been consistently principled in his condemnation of the corrupt practices and abuse of power by Najib and his government, Hadi Awang has persisted in his unequivocal support to Najib’s premiership, despite the latter’s scandals are so reprehensible that even Umno’s hierarchy has turned against him.
As a matter of curiosity, what do the grassroots of PAS think of their president’s pro-Umno stance? Isn’t this a betrayal of PAS’ long avowed political objective to crush Umno for its anti-Islamic conduct of rampant corruption and racism?
And what does Tuan Ibrahim think of the pro-Umno political play of his boss? Can Tuan Ibrahim tell us where PAS is heading - joining hands with Najib and Umno, or oppose them?
This is interesting time in Malaysian politics when an extensive reshuffle of the political chess board seems to be happening. Splits and re-alignments are creeping up - inter-party and intra-party and perhaps right across opposing coalitions.
But whatever is happening, Malaysia can only have a future if these gyrate away from corruption and move towards good governance and universal human rights.
Quigonbond: I wouldn't trust PAS on this one. They are hoping that whoever is engineering the no-confidence vote will only muster up enough BN MPs to add to 88 ‘Pakatan’ MPs.
But the engineer will also have to concede to having some Pakatan MPs join the executive under the new ‘unity’ government.
Hadi Awang is likely going to use that vulnerability to his advantage, i.e. insisting that he should be the DPM or something, otherwise the no-confidence vote will fail.
It’s better off for the engineer to muster more BN MPs instead of counting on PAS (except those in GHB), because I'm fairly certain the engineer wouldn't want hudud to be on the governing agenda.
Prudent: Hadi Awang will overrule them prior to the confidence vote. But there will be no-confidence vote since Parliament speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia is very unlikely to allow it.
If PAS is really sincere, just allow its MPs to sign the SDs (statutory declarations) which will be shown to the Agong.
This is another legal way of getting rid of the Najib regime, which was established by legal precedent set by the previous Sultan of Perak.
Victor Johan: We will only believe whatever Tuan Ibrahim had said when we have Hadi Awang categorically and precisely making that statement and all PAS MPs making their individual statutory declaration in support of the vote of no confidence against Najib.
PAS president Asri Muda in the 70s had sold his soul to support Najib's father Abdul Razak Hussein by joining BN and allowing BN’s quest to take over Kelantan through emergency rule. We have not forgotten that.
Anonymous_1419577444: Tuan Ibrahim, before making your statement, did you ask Hadi Awang for his approval?
We all know by now that Hadi can come out at the last minute and overturn everything that you or anyone else in PAS say or do.
And we know that the PAS leadership thinks it is perfectly all right to say one thing now and then do the opposite later.
Kangkung: Indeed, can anyone still trust PAS? Don't forget that its president is the only opposition leader ever in history of the country to have earned the praise from the corrupted Umno leader.
Anak JB: If the statement comes from the man Hadi Awang, who has veto power in PAS, then it would lend a bit of credence.
That said PAS is a party with no principles and no cohesive voice and will agree on something and then say something else.
Sali Tambap: I’m not so sure about the present crop of PAS leadership, but the late Tok Guru, blessed his soul, would surely turn in his grave should his party support the blatant abuse of power and the RM2.6 billion that went into Najib's private bank account.
Blackwater: Now PAS is trying to gain back the support from the people. Do you think people will forget your action in blaming DAP for disunity among Pakatan?
Onyourtoes: You can do whatever you want - supporting, not supporting or go ride a camel. We will never trust you fellows again. Between liars and bigots, what is the difference? -Mkini