00:00Past President Abdul Hadi Awang has labelled four Malay DAP leaders uneducated
00:06after they accused him of exploiting Islam for political gain.
00:10In a recent statement, Hadi maintained that his remarks on DAP and secularism
00:15were based on Islamic scripture, the federal constitution,
00:18and past statements by DAP leaders, Berita Haryan reported.
00:23In a Facebook post two days ago, he accused DAP of trying to steer the constitution
00:28towards secular rule and glorifying the struggle of the Communist Party of Malaya.
00:34The Marang MP also claimed the proposed Urban Renewal Act could displace poor Malays,
00:40arguing that secularism was a deviant teaching introduced by Western colonisers.
00:45His remarks drew criticism from Sharizan Johan, Young Shefura Othman,
00:50Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali, and Sherlina Abdul Rashid.
00:54The four questioned why these issues did not prevent PAS from working with DAP
00:58under Pakatan Rakyat from 2008 to 2015.
01:02On PAS's former alliance with DAP, Hadi said PAS had some common ground with the party,
01:08though its principle for any alliance was that PAS's partners must not oppose the Islamic Party's policies.
01:14Separately, Hadi claimed Barisan Nasional's leadership was divided over an alliance
01:19with Perikatan Nasional for the Melaka election.
01:22However, Sina Haryan reported that he remained confident a deal could be reached,
01:27claiming most BN Grassroots members supported cooperation
01:30and that negotiations in Melaka should be easier than those in Johor.
01:36Un Junyang, FMT.
