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Obviously, what I have tried to do in the last 14 months was a failure as the PAS President, Hadi Awang, believed that my suggestion that PAS join the Anwar Unity Government was an official proposal and not my personal unofficial view. PAS information chief Khairil Nizam Khirudin said that “it was in fact DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang who had the overture” that PAS join the Anwar unity government. Khairil is wrong. I am not the DAP adviser. As I said in response to PAS Deputy President, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man on 18th May, “Firstly let me clarify that the proposal for co-operation between the Anwar Unity Government and PAS to resolve the 60-year water problem and the lack of development in Kelantan, Terengganu, and Kedah is my personal idea and not that of DAP as I have not discussed it with the DAP Secretary-General Anthony Loke or any other DAP leaders. “In fact, this is why I declined Anthony Loke’s proposal to appoint me as a DAP mentor as I want to be able to give my personal views and ...

  Photo: Lim Kit Siang Facebook Is it possible for the Anwar Unity Government to make a breakthrough in the six state general elections in August? I think that this is not only feasible but the likely result although political parties in the Anwar unity government must not take things for granted or fall between two stools — over-optimism of victory in Penang, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan and over-pessimism of defeat in Kelantan, Terengganu, and Kedah. One objective of the Anwar unity government is to demonstrate that the so-called “green wave” in the 15th parliamentary elections was a misnomer, that it was built on lies, falsehoods, andfake news on the social media, like the wild and preposterous allegations which the PAS President, Hadi Awang,had made against DAP and me but was unable to substantiate for six long months. This is the time for a war of nerves, for political coalitions like the Perikatan Nasional (PN) to behave as if they are stronger than before, and that an irres...

  Photo: Lim Kit Siang FB page What was Hadi Awang smoking when he claimed that PAS was offered the chance to join the Anwar unity government? Hadi has been challenged by an UMNO Supreme Council member to reveal the identity of the individual who offered his party the chance to join the unity government. I will not be surprised if Hadi is unable to reveal the identity of the individual, because this person does not exist, in the same way that Hadi has been unable to substantiate the numerous wild and preposterous allegations he has made against the DAP and me. Hadi accused DAP and me of promoting Islamophobia. If so, Hadi had been remiss in his previous duties as Special Envoy to the Middle East to two Prime Ministers when he failed to lodge a report to the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) Islamophobia Observatory. Furthermore, he has compounded his dereliction of duty as a Member of Parliament by failing to raise the matter in Parliament, because it is completely unaccep...

Photo: Lim Kit Siang FB page Ahmad Faizal Azumu is very wrong. The PAS President, Hadi Awang has no reasons and that is why he has not been able to substantiate his seven wild and preposterous allegations against DAP and me for as long as six months. How long more does Hadi Awang need to substantiate his wild and preposterous allegations against DAP and me? Is there a responsible, honest, and respected Islamic leader, whether in history or anywhere in the world, who cannot substantiate his wild and preposterous allegations for as long as six months? When did I become anti-Malay, anti-Islam, anti-royalty, a communist, and promoting Islamophobia in my over a half a century of involvement in the politics of Malaysia? Was I anti-Malay, anti-Islam, anti-royalty, a communist, and promoting Islamophobia when he approached me in 2014 with other PAS leaders to suggest that Pakatan Rakyat should replace Anwar Ibrahim with Tengku Razaleigh as the Prime Minister-designate of Pakatan Rakyat, althou...