KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The crisis within Kelantan PAS appears to be spiraling out of control, with Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat’s daughter, Nik Amalina, slamming her husband’s critics today.
Nik Amalina in her blog posting today blasted party leaders who have been criticising her husband, embattled PMBK chief executive officer Abdul Ariffahmi Abdul Rahman, who has been told to resign from his post following allegations of graft.
PAS is divided by this issue with one faction, understood to be led by Datuk Husam Musa’s Erdogan faction, blasting Ariffahmi as a liability to the party, while their rivals claiming such criticisms are meant to undermine Nik Aziz’s position as MB.
The youngest child of Nik Aziz said the leaders who criticised her husband are trying their best to exploit the controversy for “cheap publicity” and have failed to defend her father on the matter.
“When you’re supposed to open your mouth, you are mute but when you are supposed to keep silent, what do you do?” Nik Amalina wrote.
“Don’t just talk… walk the talk,” added Nik Amalina who appears to be blaming Husam for the controversy surrounding her husband.
This was made clear after she wrote in a different blog posting demanding the resignation of a “certain Kelantan exco”, in an apparent reference to Husam.
Ariffahmi tendered his resignation after pressure from party leaders but refused to step down immediately, saying that he will “honour” his contract that would allow him to stay as CEO of PMBK until March next year.
His decision sparked an uproar from leaders who have been trying hard to unseat him and has fanned further fire between the warring factions.
Meanwhile PAS information Chief Idris Ahmad responded to Nik Amalina’s open outburst by saying it was inappropriate for the daughter of Nik Aziz to make such comments openly.
He said that this would open up the party’s internal affairs and invite attacks from its political rivals. The attacks have already begun. Umno, through its media, have been harping on the crisis in a bid to drive a deeper wedge between the warring factions.
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