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Saturday, 18 August 2012

Be Firm In Upholding Islam, Dr Mahathir Tells PAS

ALOR SETAR, Aug 16 (Bernama) -- PAS should be firm in its struggle to uphold Islam and not keep changing its stand in order to gain favourable political mileage, said former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"Previously, some people left Umno to set up PAS because they were not chosen as elected representatives, not really to uphold religion. So it is not surprising that their struggle now is the same as before.

"Umno has declared Malaysia an Islamic state. It's alright if PAS cannot accept it.

"But if they want to leave the opposition to be with us in upholding Islam, we have no problem of accepting them," he told reporters after handing over aid to 900 poor and elderly people, and orphans at the Al-Taqwa Mosque, Kampung Jerlun near here Thursday.

He was commenting on the DAP-PAS row over the latter's refusal to budge from the hudud and Islamic state championed by PAS.

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