The Umno president says he acted in 2019 on what he claims was Nik Aziz Nik Mat's ‘directive’ in 2008, when he said that PAS would dissolve itself if Umno made Islam its constitutional foundation.
00:00UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today expressed hope that PAS will eventually dissolve itself as UMNO has amended its constitution in 2019 to include upholding Islam as part of the Grand Old Party's purpose.
00:14Zahid claimed the late PAS spiritual leader Nick Aziz Nikmat had said in 2008 that PAS would dissolve itself if UMNO ever made Islam the basis of its constitution.
00:24In July 2008, Nick Aziz had proposed dissolving both UMNO and PAS to form a new Islamic-based party aimed at uniting Malays and providing a platform for all, including non-Muslims.
00:38The 2019 Amendment to UMNO's constitution revised Article 3 which originally read,
00:44UMNO is a political party that fights to uphold the national aspirations of the Malays and to uphold the dignity and stature of race, religion and country.
00:53The amended version now reads,
00:56to uphold the dignity and stature of Islam, race and country.
01:01Zahid also defended UMNO's record on Islam saying the party had never rejected the religion or sought to exploit it for political gain.
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