PAS-Umno pact ‘jihad’ to topple anti-Malay, anti-Islam govt

SM Amin SM Amin Updated 5 years ago · Published on 1 Apr 2019 7:21AM · 12 Comments

Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob accuses the Pakatan Harapan of being DAP-influenced and of setting aside the Malay-Muslim agenda. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, April 1, 2019.

PAS and Umno are waging a “jihad” (holy war) to overthrow a government that is anti-Malay and anti-Islam, said Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Umno vice-president said Pakatan Harapan was under the thumb of non-Muslim party DAP, which has all the say because it holds the most seats among the coalition partners.

“No country is governed by the minority. This is why I say our struggle is a jihad. It is a holy war to overthrow an anti-Islamic government,” he said at an event last night in Sabak Bernam to gather support for Barisan Nasional in Rantau,” he said.

“When they took control of the government, the Islamic, Malay agenda was set aside because DAP is in charge.”

He did not, however, say how Malay-Muslim interests have been neglected by the government. 

Last night’s gathering was organised by the Sabak Bernam divisions of Umno and PAS and featured PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang as the main speaker.

Ismail, who is also the Selangor Umno Liaison Committee chairman, said he is confident that the PAS-Umno pact would not only seize back power in Selangor, it would also win Putrajaya.

He pointed out that 34 of the 56 seats in the Selangor legislative assembly are Malay-majority seats, as are 126 parliamentary seats, more than half the total number of seats, on the peninsula.

“If we avoid multi-cornered contests, we can win 32 more seats.

“When we rule again, Sabah and Sarawak will join us.

“If we can distribute the seats fairly, I believe we can win in Selangor. We have calculated that the pact can also win in other states.

“With this partnership, there is no reason why we cannot win back Putrajaya,” he said.

But while their chances look good on paper, Ismail said the pact needs the blessing of the grassroots supporters.

“It is very important that this partnership has the approval of the grassroots. The top leadership has already okayed it.

“Let us set aside everything that has happened in the past and look forward instead.” – April 1, 2019. 
 

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  • If that is not seditious, I dont know what is seditious

    Posted 5 years ago by Chean Ang Heng · Reply

  • PDRM must act on such rhetoric!

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • It looks like RANTAU will be hijacked again by these lanuns who spread lies and fear to the ignorant!

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Ireland prime minister is an ethnic minority, previous US president is an ethnic minority, UK home minister, Sajid Javid is an ethnic minority, London's current mayor is an ethnic minority. What's wrong with having ethnic minorities in governing the country as long as the leader follows the wishes of voters in the country and is clean.

    Posted 5 years ago by Toufique Marmalade · Reply

  • PAS-UMNO pact is no more that corrupt leaders coming together to incite racial and religious hatred so that they cant avoid being investigated for corruption and mine laundering.

    Posted 5 years ago by Rupert Lum · Reply

  • Look like PAS andUmno are unable to mention about race and religion every day! How sad as these are not bread and butter for majority of the populations.

    Posted 5 years ago by Henry Ong · Reply

  • Rubbish leader! Talking shit!

    Posted 5 years ago by Jordan Lee · Reply

  • Ismail can I ask you for proves in which area DAP is anti Islam?Anti Malay?
    You are talking nonsense! You belong to the mental institution

    Posted 5 years ago by Adrian Tan · Reply

  • This pact is nothing more than a jihad to protect thieves and liars like Najib and Hadi. Ismail Sabri is but a shameless racist without conscience and principles. But then most politicians are like that.

    Posted 5 years ago by Panchen Low · Reply

  • He cannot even understand the word jihad which means struggle within oneself. He takes it to mean fighting with outside elements which he cannot resist. My God!

    Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

    • **spiritual struggle.

      Posted 5 years ago by Tanahair Ku · Reply

  • Don't be scared of your own shadow, nobody is anti anybody. Show us specifically how the Non-Malay anti the Malay? Unless you are actually anti Non-Malay, that's why you think that Non-Malays are anti Malay.

    Posted 5 years ago by James Wong · Reply