PERIKATAN Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin today apologised to any party offended by Sik PAS Youth chief Mohd Shahiful Mhd Nasir’s statement that anyone who votes for Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) in the 15th general election “will go to hell”.

Muhyiddin at the same time reminded all candidates campaigning for the polls to refrain from making statements that could cause misunderstandings.

“What’s important is the desire and good intention to provide information so that people will support PN,” he told reporters after a programme with Johor youth in Batu Pahat.

When asked to comment on PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli saying he would lodge a police report regarding the statement to prevent any party from using religion for political purposes, Muhyiddin hoped that the issue would not be blown out of proportion.

Recently, a 28-second video clip of Shahiful issuing the statement went viral. He later apologised and retracted it in a post on Facebook. – Bernama, November 12, 2022.