PAS seems to have better ties with PAP, says Guan Eng

Lim Guan Eng told Abdul Hadi Awang that there have been no official communications between DAP and PAP since Singapore’s separation from Malaysia in 1965.

PETALING JAYA: DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng says it is ironic for PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to link DAP to Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) when PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man received a visit from Singaporean officials last year.

Lim questioned why no action was taken against Tuan Ibrahim when he welcomed the delegation from Singapore, which included development minister Desmond Lee and foreign minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, to discuss potential investments in PAS-ruled states.

“Why was no action taken by Hadi against Tuan Ibrahim for consorting with higher officials of Singapore if Singapore is such a danger to Islam and the Malays?” he said in a statement.

Lim also pointed out that the PAS-led Kelantan government had once welcomed visits from Singaporean figures like Lee Kuan Yew.

Lee had met the late Nik Aziz Nik Mat in 2009 when he was the Kelantan menteri besar.

“PAS appears to have good relations with Singapore, compared to the DAP state governments,” he said.

At a Perikatan Nasional ceramah in Batang Kali last night, Hadi called on Umno supporters in Selangor to avoid a situation similar to Singapore, where the Malays have little political power.

He characterised DAP as an “extremist” group aiming to covertly seize power and potentially causing unrest across the country, Harakahdaily reported.

In his statement, Lim also said Hadi’s claim was a lie, as there have been no official communications between DAP and PAP since Singapore’s separation from Malaysia in 1965.

The only interaction took place after the 2008 general election when Pakatan Rakyat, comprising PAS, DAP and PKR, won power in five states, he said.