PAS spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat is unfazed by a police report lodged against him by Umno, denying that a speech he gave in Laloh, Kuala Krai last week was seditious.
“It is okay, it is fine with us. We are ready to answer,” the Kelantan Menteri Besar was quoted as telling Bernama.
Kelantan Umno Youth chief Anuar Safian had lodged a report at the Kota Baru police station claiming that Nik Aziz should be charged under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Internal Security Act 1960.
He accused the PAS leader for likening Umno to the deviationist Ayah Pin and the Sky Kingdom cult and branding Umno as a communist and a socialist party that was anti-Islam.
The Youth leader backed up his allegations by saying that the speech was also reported in an English daily, Kelantan TV and other publications. According to the Umno-owned daily Utusan, this is what the PAS spiritual adviser had allegedly said.
“Umno is a deviant organisation just like Ayah Pin. Umno and the communist are the same. Umno is a socialist party because it rejects Islam. Umno is a Malay party, not an Islamic party,” Utusan reported Nik Aziz as having said.
However, Nik Aziz – who is the senior-most PAS leader – denied his comments were seditious.
“It is the same with deviationist teachings, (to me) all concepts that reject Islam, we call it deviationist. Not only now, during the time of Prophet Muhammad, his companion Abdullah Bin Ubai was not given the honour of being a Muslim brother because he did not have faith in Islam,” Bernama quoted him as saying.
Expect an all-out dogfight at Manik Urai
In the weeks leading to the July 14 Manik Urai by-election, the going is likely to get even tougher in politics-crazy Kelantan.
Umno is expected to launch all-out attacks against the revered Kelantan MB, whom it blame for scuppering unity talks proposed by Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Last week, the PM had suddenly U-turned from previous indifference to unabashed eagerness for a Malay power pact between Umno and PAS.
In ambiguous comments, he also kept the door open for a unity government to be formed at coalition level between Umno-BN and Pakatan Rakyat.
This was also echoed by his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin who was reported by Bernama as saying that ideally talks should initially be between the two Malay parties and later on extend to the other coalition partners.
Muhyiddin also took care to say that Umno would not set any conditions but accept all terms PAS might set, even though PAS had already said it would not leave Pakatan.
“We will not impose any conditions and we accept whatever terms set by PAS. As far as I am concerned, we have to be open,” the DPM said.
Nevertheless, the Pakatan partners of PKR, DAP and PAS rejected the proposal of a unity government, saying that they would however be open to discussion and co-operation on national issues.
PAS too followed through with a statement that it would adhere to the Pakatan decision and stop all unity talks with Umno.
The Islamist party is due to name its Manik Urai candidate tonight, while Umno will announce on Sunday.
SK
27/06/09
“It is okay, it is fine with us. We are ready to answer,” the Kelantan Menteri Besar was quoted as telling Bernama.
Kelantan Umno Youth chief Anuar Safian had lodged a report at the Kota Baru police station claiming that Nik Aziz should be charged under the Sedition Act 1948 and the Internal Security Act 1960.
He accused the PAS leader for likening Umno to the deviationist Ayah Pin and the Sky Kingdom cult and branding Umno as a communist and a socialist party that was anti-Islam.
The Youth leader backed up his allegations by saying that the speech was also reported in an English daily, Kelantan TV and other publications. According to the Umno-owned daily Utusan, this is what the PAS spiritual adviser had allegedly said.
“Umno is a deviant organisation just like Ayah Pin. Umno and the communist are the same. Umno is a socialist party because it rejects Islam. Umno is a Malay party, not an Islamic party,” Utusan reported Nik Aziz as having said.
However, Nik Aziz – who is the senior-most PAS leader – denied his comments were seditious.
“It is the same with deviationist teachings, (to me) all concepts that reject Islam, we call it deviationist. Not only now, during the time of Prophet Muhammad, his companion Abdullah Bin Ubai was not given the honour of being a Muslim brother because he did not have faith in Islam,” Bernama quoted him as saying.
Expect an all-out dogfight at Manik Urai
In the weeks leading to the July 14 Manik Urai by-election, the going is likely to get even tougher in politics-crazy Kelantan.
Umno is expected to launch all-out attacks against the revered Kelantan MB, whom it blame for scuppering unity talks proposed by Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Last week, the PM had suddenly U-turned from previous indifference to unabashed eagerness for a Malay power pact between Umno and PAS.
In ambiguous comments, he also kept the door open for a unity government to be formed at coalition level between Umno-BN and Pakatan Rakyat.
This was also echoed by his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin who was reported by Bernama as saying that ideally talks should initially be between the two Malay parties and later on extend to the other coalition partners.
Muhyiddin also took care to say that Umno would not set any conditions but accept all terms PAS might set, even though PAS had already said it would not leave Pakatan.
“We will not impose any conditions and we accept whatever terms set by PAS. As far as I am concerned, we have to be open,” the DPM said.
Nevertheless, the Pakatan partners of PKR, DAP and PAS rejected the proposal of a unity government, saying that they would however be open to discussion and co-operation on national issues.
PAS too followed through with a statement that it would adhere to the Pakatan decision and stop all unity talks with Umno.
The Islamist party is due to name its Manik Urai candidate tonight, while Umno will announce on Sunday.
SK
27/06/09
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