BATU PAHAT: PAS central committee member Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa warned that president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang’s failure to defend the Islamist party’s spirit of cooperation with its Pakatan Rakyat allies, DAP and PKR, by refusing to acknowledge Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as the candidate for the Selangor menteri besar (MB) post may backfire.

Mujahid said unlike previous party chiefs, such as Yusof Rawa and Datuk Fadzil Mohd Noor, Abdul Hadi appeared no longer able to cooperate with Pakatan, especially in overcoming the Selangor MB impasse.

“What are the reasons? Is it because the pressure to exit Pakatan is too strong? Or is it [because] the PAS president is too weak?” Mujahid asked in his column in The Malaysian Insider headlined The future of PAS in members’ hands.

The Parit Buntar MP said the answer was important in order to ascertain PAS’ future growth as well as to find out the leadership qualities required to operate in the new political landscape.

He said the test of leadership would end when they had the answer whether they were still relevant to navigate through the new landscape.

“PAS members will continue to be scrutinised until they make a mature decision.” — The Malaysian Insider


This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on September 19, 2014.