Don’t cry wolf over your own faults, Ramasamy tells PAS
Urimai chairman P. Ramasamy has criticized PAS for its leadership of the Perikatan Nasional coalition, suggesting the party's internal power plays led to the coalition's suspension by the Registrar of Societies. He argues that PAS prioritized dominance over democratic accountability.
Why it matters
The suspension of a major political coalition creates significant instability in the Malaysian political landscape.
Urimai chairman P Ramasamy said PAS made several arbitrary decisions after taking over the PN chairmanship, even before the RoS issued a show-cause notice and suspended the coalition.
PETALING JAYA: Urimai chairman P Ramasamy has taken a swipe at PAS over Perikatan Nasional's suspension, saying the Islamic party has no one to blame but itself.
Ramasamy claimed PAS made several arbitrary decisions after taking over the PN chairmanship, even before the Registrar of Societies (RoS) issued a show-cause notice and suspended the coalition.
He said there were "systemic" attempts to squeeze Bersatu out of an active role in PN after PAS ended their political cooperation in June.
"Bersatu’s complaint to the RoS concerned, among other things, its exclusion from the PN Supreme Council meeting on July 16 and questions relating to its membership status in the coalition.
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