PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has denied that the cooperation between his party and Umno will threaten non-Malays, saying it will ensure Malays remain united despite their political differences.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to unite the Malay parties \u2013 PAS, Umno and PPBM. PKR is not a Malay party, Amanah is not a Malay party,\u201d Hadi told reporters in Kuala Terengganu yesterday.<\/p>\n
He was responding to Lim Guan Eng\u2019s statement yesterday that a PAS-Umno union amounted to a declaration of war on the non-Malays, a statement which the DAP secretary-general later amended.<\/p>\n
Hadi said PAS would work with all Malay parties, adding that unlike other communities, the Malays were politically divided.<\/p>\n
He said this was also why PAS would back Dr Mahathir Mohamad.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow Tun (Mahathir) is prime minister, so we need to defend him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hadi also questioned those who claim that non-Malays are threatened by the union between PAS and Umno.<\/p>\n
\u201cOther races should instead appreciate the Muslims who accepted them as citizens and allowed them to practise their religion and use their language.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the non-Muslims in Malaysia enjoy more rights compared to Indonesia and Thailand, where he said Chinese schools are not allowed. He added that they should be grateful but were only asking for more.<\/p>\n
He said in Malaysia and Indonesia where Muslims are predominant, 80% of the economy is in the hands of the minorities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis can create tension,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also denied a claim that he had paid Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle-Brown RM1.4 million in their out-of-court settlement over his defamation suit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI did not pay, it is not correct,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Sarawak Report recently published a picture of a Bank Islam cheque for Rewcastle-Brown\u2019s lawyer Americk Sidhu, amounting to RM1,422,980, after PAS denied a claim by Anwar Ibrahim that money was involved in the settlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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