PRIME Minister Anwar Ibrahim has accused PAS of straying from its founding principles of fighting for Islam.

Anwar said that PAS is now “mixed up” not only with Bersatu, but also Gerakan, which had challenged the constitutionality of hudud.

“Now (Gerakan) is a friend of PAS…(before this) Gerakan challenged the constitutionality of the hudud law,” he said at a talk at the Chetok state constituency, near Pasir Mas, last night.

Despite heavy rain, more than 2,000 people attended the event. 

He said Perikatan Nasional (PN) has fielded 20 candidates from Gerakan, some of them in Malay areas in Penang.

Anwar said PAS had accused the Pakatan Harapan-Barisan Nasional coalition of betraying Islam even though the unity government has allocated funds for the  development of the religion.

He asked the people of Kelantan to vote wisely in the state elections on August 12. – Bernama, August 8, 2023.