SHAH ALAM: Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin says the dispute between Penang PAS and Gerakan president Dominic Lau is an remoted incident and isn’t indicative of PAS or PN’s stand.
“PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan had already put out an announcement to apologise,” stated Muhyiddin at a press convention after launching PN’s Selangor manifesto for the following 5 years.
“What occurred there (Penang) was a slight misunderstanding that induced a state of affairs to come up that ought to have by no means arisen.
“I’ve requested {that a} massive ceramah be held there (Penang) the place candidates, together with Lau, PAS and Bersatu management, may be on one stage collectively,” he stated.
Lau was requested to depart a PN ceramah in Sungai Dua on Tuesday night time after displaying up with out being invited.
A video by Malaysiakini confirmed Lau being prevented by state PAS secretary Iszuree Ibrahim from following the get together’s vice-president, Idris Ahmad, on stage.
When some protested, the PAS chief may very well be heard telling Lau: “Tak boleh (No, you may’t). You go away.”
Beforehand, a bunch of PAS grassroots members protested towards Lau’s candidacy in Bayan Lepas, saying a PAS member needs to be fielded within the Malay-majority seat.
Earlier at this time, Takiyuddin apologised to Lau for Tuesday’s incident, saying the latter ought to have been handled as a visitor in accordance with Islamic ideas.
Whereas Lau has accepted the apology, the incident has been criticised by DAP MPs, who stated that it casts PAS’s repeated claims of inclusivity into doubt.
