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Guan Eng slams Hadi for playing race, religion card

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He says this is a desperate move by PAS in wanting to restore the current trust deficit between the government and the voters.

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Lim Guan Eng said PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement smacks of racism and bigotry.

PETALING JAYA:
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s statement yesterday asking young voters not to be “fooled a second time” by allowing Pakatan Harapan (PH) to return to power smacks of nothing but racism and bigotry, says DAP.

Its secretary-general, Lim Guan Eng, said this was a desperate attempt to try and rally the youths to support the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

In a statement yesterday, Hadi claimed that PH had revealed its “extreme attitude” towards Islam and its leaders just days after it won the last general election in 2018. However, he did not give examples or instances of this happening.

“Realising that PN has lost its parliamentary majority and any shred of political legitimacy to rule as a government following the King’s command, Hadi is playing the race and extremist religious card,” said Lim, who was finance minister during PH’s 22 months in power.

“Relying on lies based on race and religion exposes the sheer desperation by PAS to exploit whatever means possible to restore the trust deficit between the government and the voters.”

A statement from the palace on Wednesday said the King was aware of the important role of Parliament in discussing matters related to Covid-19 and wanted it to be reconvened as soon as possible.

This was soon followed by a joint statement from the Malay Rulers that there was no need for the nation to remain under a state of emergency after Aug 1.

In his statement yesterday, Hadi advised the younger generation not to be easily swayed by media into supporting PH’s re-election as he said it would “cause regret in this life and the next”.

“Do not be fooled twice … it is forbidden to be together with enemies of the religion and the ummah,” he said.

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