Even so, Hadi took aim at Anwar’s Malaysia Madani (Civil Malaysia) slogan, which the premier said was also meant to reset the country’s direction on race and religion.
While Malaysia’s pillar would still be the Malay majority with an emphasis on the principles of Islam, the Malay language and Malay rights, the country is also a multi-racial nation, where no one should not be left behind in the country’s development, Anwar said in 2023 when introducing the slogan.
“True madani is when Islam holds authority to govern human affairs,” Hadi said on Monday.
“The problem, however, is that Malaysia Madani has been reduced to a mere slogan used to deceive the people with a shallow understanding devoid of true knowledge. It serves only as empty rhetoric without genuine direction or guidance.”
PAS’ STANCE ON GEOPOLITICS
Hadi also touched on geopolitical events shaping the world at the moment, in a sign of PAS’ federal government ambitions.
The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war is being fuelled by “Western provocations against neighbouring states that challenge its dominance”, Hadi claimed, while asserting that Israel’s “brutality” in the Gaza conflict has contributed to its increasing isolation in the international community.
But Hadi chose to single out the “situation” in the South China Sea as one that demanded “serious attention”, saying it is best addressed through “diplomacy and strengthened ties among regional states”.
China claims most of the resource-rich South China Sea, while a number of Southeast Asian nations including Malaysia are claimant states.
“Lessons must be drawn from the experience of the two World Wars, in which the peoples of colonised nations, which serve as the battleground, ended up with casualties far greater than those of the major powers who waged the conflicts,” said Hadi.
“We therefore expect the government to act with greater prudence and firmness, maintaining a neutral stance to ensure that Southeast Asia does not once again become a battleground for rival superpowers or a proxy to any side.”
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