Najib only wants to disunite Malaysians, says Mat Sabu
Chua at the Johor PAS annual convention.
On his right is Mat Sabu who had just arrived and is making last minute changes
to his policy speech.
PARIT BISU, BATU PAHAT(Nov 4, 2012): PAS deputy
president Mohamad Sabu says Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s only political
strategy to win the next general election is to disunite Malaysians.
“Don’t
fall for it. It is the unity among Malaysians in the Paktan Rakyat (PR) that is
frightening Umno and Najib,” he said in his policy address at the Johor PAS
annual convention.
A
record attendance of more than 600 state PAS delegates turned up for the
assembly which was also attended by other PR leaders led by PKR vice-president
and Johor PKR chief Chua Jui Meng here today.
This
year’s assembly was hosted by Parit Sulong PAS.
Mat
Sabu, as he is more popularly known, said: “If any of the three PR partners -
PAS, PKR or DAP – quit the Opposition coalition now, Najib would dissolve
Parliament the next day.
“That
is what he is hoping for. And that is why Malaysians have been kept in an
election mode for about two years.”
He
said the unprecedented wins by the Opposition parties in the March 2008
political tsunami had given birth to PR unity among Malaysians of all races.
A section of the delegates in the
convention hall. Delegates also watched the proceedings outside the hall via
live screening.
“The perception of Muslim women and
non-Muslims on PAS has also changed positively with the party also adapting to
change.
“The
fear for PAS and the prejudice against Islamic policies have been erased after
34 years. The irony now is that PAS safe seats are now in constituencies where
there are significant non-Malay voters,” he said.
Mat
Sabu reminded Muslims that they had every right to reject other religions but
they had no right to insult others.
Another section of the delegates in the convention
hall.
“Insult
is not the way of Islamic teachings,” he added.
He
urged PAS members and leaders to continue to strive hard for electoral victory
in Johor in the next general election.
“You
can achieve victory with hard work, determination and unity by working within
the PR,” he said, adding Umno can continue to bathe in their false belief that
Johor is still their political fortress or fixed deposit state.
Mat
Sabu officiated at the opening of the assembly.
