MELAKA: MCA has called for an investigation into a Malaysiakini report on PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s remarks, claiming its headline could inflame religious and racial tensions ahead of the Melaka state election.
MCA's Melaka election spokesman Mike Chong said the report, headlined “Pesan Hadi di Melaka: Dalam sejarah, sejahat-jahat orang Islam tak sezalim bukan Islam”, touched on the sensitive issues of race, religion and royalty, commonly referred to as 3R.
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He said the headline could be construed as pitting Muslims against non-Muslims and called on the news portal to apologise, withdraw the article and stop what he described as attempts to exploit racial sentiment for political ends.
“Authorities must investigate the matter fairly and transparently,” Chong said in a statement on Friday (Nov 13).
In a statement following the report, PAS said Hadi's remarks had been taken out of context.
The PAS president’s office said Hadi was explaining that politics in Islam was guided by considerations of sin and reward, which it said would lead to just governance and safeguard the rights of non-Muslims.
