I thank the Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar for stating that the four state governments led by Perikatan Nasional, known as “SG4”, are open to receiving viewpoints from anyone, including from me.

Before I can consider Samsuri’s offer, the PAS President, Hadi Awang should either substantiate or withdraw his various wild and preposterous allegations against me — that I am anti-Malay, anti-Islam, anti-Royalty, promote Islamophobia, and a communist

It has been nearly a year that I had challenged Hadi to either substantiate or withdraw his various wild and preposterous allegations against me, but he had pretended to be dumb, blind, and deaf while vociferous on other issues.

I hope Samsuri, who was Hadi’s former political secretary, could get Hadi to substantiate or withdraw his various wild and preposterous allegations against me before I could consider his offer.

Hadi is one of those leaders responsible for the view that Malaysians who advocate that the Malaysian Constitution is more secular than theocratic is anti-Malay, anti-Islam, and anti-Royalty. Would Hadi declare his stand clearly on this issue?

The first three Prime Ministers, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak, and Tun Hussein Onn were of the view that the Malaysian Constitution were more secular than Islamic or theocratic. Would Hadi consider the first three Prime Ministers of Malaysia as anti-Malay, anti-Islam, and anti-Royalty?

Would Hadi be the first to counter the argument that those who believe in a secular Malaysia as anti-Malay, anti-Islam, anti-Royalty, and promoting Islamophobia as some 30 of the 57 member countries of Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) are listed as “secular countries” by the free encyclopaedia Wikipedia?

(Media Statement by DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang in Petaling Jaya on Monday, 23rd October 2023)