{
  "id": 19771523,
  "title": "Hadi urges Melaka Muslims to vote, warns non-Muslims could take power if they stay home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/hadi-urges-melaka-muslims-to-vote-warns-non-muslims-could-take-power",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T07:07:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/13/hadi-urges-melaka-muslims-to-vote-warns-non-muslims-could-take-power-if-they-stay-home/243106"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melaka, November 13 — PAS leader Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has called upon Muslim voters to cast their ballots tomorrow, warning that abstaining from the polls could result in non-Muslims assuming power. According to Malaysiakini, Hadi argued that voters who fail to exercise their right could allow others to govern according to their own interests, potentially ignoring the duties prescribed by Allah. \"That is why Muslims must fulfill this obligation (to vote) so that they can lead all of humanity,\" he stated at a rally attended by over a thousand supporters in Bukit Katil. Despite acknowledging that a Muslim government may be flawed, Hadi maintained that a non-Muslim government would be less equitable. The rally, organized by the PN coalition to wrap up the Melaka state election campaign, saw participation from various political figures, including Pejuang president Mukhriz Mahathir, MCA president Wee Ka Siong, Wawasan president Hamzah Zainudin, and Gerakan president Dominic Lau.",
  "summary": "MELAKA, Nov 13 — With Melaka voters heading to the polls tomorrow, PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has urge...",
  "key_points": [
    "PAS leader Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang urges Melaka Muslims to vote",
    "Non-voting could allow non-Muslims to take power, Hadi warns",
    "Over a thousand supporters attend rally in Bukit Katil"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Melaka election: Sermon warns against political hatred and division",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/melaka-election-sermon-warns-against-political-hatred-and-division",
        "published": "2026-11-13T07:49:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}