Hadi parries criticism from 4 ‘uneducated’ Malay DAP leaders

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has criticized four Malay DAP leaders for accusing him of exploiting Islam for political gain. Hadi stated that the recent statement he made on social media, claiming DAP seeks to return the constitution to secular rule, is supported by Islamic scripture, the Federal Constitution, and DAP's previous leaders' statements.

He also accused DAP of working towards a secular constitution and glorifying the Communist Party of Malaya's struggle. Hadi further claimed that the proposed Urban Renewal Act aims to evict poor Malays from their homes under the guise of urban renewal, and that secularism is a Western-influenced teaching. Former DAP leaders Syahredzan Johan, Young Syefura Othman, Sheikh Umar Bagharib Ali, and Syerleena Abdul Rashid rebuked Hadi's claims, questioning why these issues didn't prevent PAS from partnering with DAP in Pakatan Rakyat from 2008 to 2015.

Hadi acknowledged that PAS and DAP had some common ground, but stressed that any alliance must not see PAS's partners oppose the Islamic party's policies. The Pakatan Rakyat pact dissolved after DAP opposed the PAS-led Kelantan government's ban on Muslim alcohol consumption and the implementation of the state shariah criminal enactment.