KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang insisted today that his party is not racist, saying that the Islamist party is more than ready to work with parties dominated by non-Malays if it had instead formed the government.
Questioned over his party being extremist, Abdul Hadi retorted by saying that Barisan Nasional (BN) components MCA and MIC had been willing to back the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government by signing statutory declarations (SDs) supporting it.
“The answer is practical. Gerakan is with us, non-Muslims are also with us and we’re willing to work with all parties.
“What’s interesting is MCA, MIC and the Sabah parties signed SDs to support us forming the new government. But not DAP,” he said, reiterating its anti-DAP stance.
PN had previously claimed it had the support of some MPs in BN, but Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has since said those SDs have been retracted.
BN is now part of the “unity government” with Pakatan Harapan.
On Monday, Hadi accused DAP of spreading Islamophobia in another lengthy Facebook rant that featured the usual diatribe against the Pakatan Harapan component member as a party allegedly bent on “destroying” Islam.
In August, he accused non-Muslims and non-Bumiputera of making up the bulk of what he called as “roots of corruption” — those who chase illicit gains — to the detriment of the country’s economy and politics.
