Don’t cry wolf over your own faults, Ramasamy tells PAS

P Ramasamy, chairman of Urimai, criticized PAS for the suspension of Perikatan Nasional (PN), asserting that PAS has no one to blame but itself for the issues plaguing the coalition. According to Ramasamy, PAS made several arbitrary decisions after assuming leadership of PN, even before the Registrar of Societies (RoS) issued a show-cause notice and suspended the coalition.

The former DAP leader highlighted systemic efforts to marginalize Bersatu, a component party within PN, after PAS ended their political cooperation in June. Bersatu's complaint to the RoS centered on its exclusion from the PN Supreme Council meeting on July 16 and queries about its membership status within the coalition. Additionally, the inclusion of Wawasan, despite a lack of prior discussions, was deemed a deliberate move to sideline Bersatu.

While Ramasamy acknowledged that political actions may not violate rules and regulations, he emphasized that the deliberate evasion of PN's constitution constitutes the primary issue. He accused PAS of employing two different sets of laws while attempting to dominate and control the coalition. Ramasamy argued that PAS cannot feign innocence or dismiss the RoS's action as mere political victimization when its conduct in leading PN warrants such a suspension.

He questioned how a coalition could claim to be democratic when one of its component parties is barred from attending meetings, voicing opinions, and voting on decisions impacting the coalition. The RoS suspended PN following a complaint filed by Bersatu, and Takiyuddin Hassan, secretary-general of both PAS and PN, suggested that political pressure might have contributed to the suspension.