Amanat Hadi never part of Pas’ policy, says MP
The infamous “Hadi Mandate”, or better known as
Amanat Haji Hadi, which allegedly accuses Umno members as being infidels, was never documented as Pas’ policy.
Pas Youth deputy chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari yesterday also denied that Pas had taken the speech as a mandate and described it as a “normal speech”.
Fadhli was commenting on Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s call for Pas to retract the controversial speech a few days ahead of the Islamic party’s inking of a collective political charter with Umno tomorrow.
“We have never considered
Amanat Haji Hadi a mandate. It was only a normal speech. There has never been an official directive to adopt it. Therefore, the statement by Dr Mahathir for Pas to withdraw Amanat Haji Hadi before inking the charter with Umno is not an issue.”
The supposed decree, which was delivered by now Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang during a ceramah in Peradong, Kuala Terengganu, back in 1981, allegedly mentioned aspects of martyrdom in opposing the then Umno-led administration.
Fadhli, who is Pasir Mas member of parliament, urged Dr Mahathir to scrutinise the matter before issuing a statement.
“I would like to suggest for the prime minister to refer to his cabinet members who were formerly Pas leaders. They were the ones who defended Amanat Haji Hadi back then.”
On Tuesday, Dr Mahathir said Hadi would need to publicly apologise to Umno for allegedly labelling it as an “infidel party” before entering an agreement with Umno.
He said political cooperation between the two parties would otherwise be difficult.