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Malaysiakini
7:45PM Sep 14, 2014
‘PasMa wants Hadi out, labels him politically inept’
PAS central committee Nasrudin Hassan has accused Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia (PasMa), an organisation set up by the Islamic party’s members, of wanting to topple PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.
Nasrudin claimed that PasMa had in a meeting on Aug 31 at Pustaka Az Zahra, Kota Bharu, discussed about replacing Hadi.
“It was a meeting filled with discussions and criticism of the PAS topmost leadership, which is Hadi.
“They even discussed about how to bring down the president,” he said in a Facebook posting.
Nasrudin said he was informed that in the meeting, a Johor PAS Youth leader had challenged the PAS central committee, which has been at odds with Hadi, to oust the president before the muktamar (annual assembly) this week.
“(It was pointed out in the meeting), there are 24 of 36 PAS central committee members who are aligned to them and (questions were raised) why they cannot control the central PAS’ decision.
“It said the president was politically stupid and said the PAS central committee could oust Hadi without waiting for the muktamar,” he said.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/274624
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Malaysia Chronicle
Saturday, 06 September 2014 13:11
PAS TO SPLIT IN TWO, torn asunder by Hadi’s political deceit
Talk is rife among PAS leaders that PasMa, a new group formed by some of the Islamist party’s members, may replace the party in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) following the latest twist in the Selangor menteri besar crisis.
“Will PasMa replace PAS in Pakatan Rakyat?” PAS political analyst Dr Kamarul Yusof wrote on his Facebook.
The rumblings emerged after several PAS leaders appear poised to split from the party over disagreements on how the top leadership has been dealing with its allies in PR.
Kamarul said it appeared that PasMa’s formation was the first step towards establishing a splinter party, and likened it to Turkey President Tayyib Recep Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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Star
Saturday September 6, 2014 MYT 9:02:55 AM
PKR and DAP might prefer to deal with splinter group after Hadi’s U-turn
PETALING JAYA: The dramatic turn of events following the Selangor Mentri Besar crisis which saw PAS submitting three names and rejecting the candidature of PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has threatened to split the Islamist party.
Talk is rife over the possibility of PKR and DAP engaging a new alternative to PAS following the emergence of a new organisation called PasMa (Persatuan Ummah Sejahtera Malaysia), which was set up on Aug 11.
PKR, DAP and certain PAS leaders are apparently upset that PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had decided to nominate all three candidates from PAS for the Selangor Mentri Besar post.
And they would probably work towards transforming PasMa, that was set up as a non-governmental organisation last month, into a political party.
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Sources said Hadi’s decision has split the party between the clerics or ulamas who have ruled the party since the 1980s and the pro-Anwar Ibrahim (the adviser to PKR) progressives who are a new phenomenon in PAS and who came into their own after the 2008 general election.
Star
Saturday September 6, 2014 MYT 9:07:29 AM
Major clash slowly brewing in PAS
In a conundrum: PAS leaders during a press conference on the MB issue at their headquarters near Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur.
The president’s letter to the Selangor palace naming three candidates for the mentri besar post has put the party and Anwar-aligned progressives on a collision course.
PAKATAN Rakyat is reeling in confusion after the decision by PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang to deliver a letter to the Selangor palace allegedly naming three PAS exco-members as potential candidates for the Selangor Mentri Besar post.
By naming the exco members, Hadi excludes PKR president Datuk Dr Wan Azizah Ismail and the deputy president, Azmin Ali, as PAS choices for the post.
The letter, signed by Hadi, also repudiates the decisions taken by the PAS Central Committee on Aug 17 to back Dr Wan Azizah and Azmin.
The three whom Hadi named were believed to be Selangor exco members Iskandar Abdul Samad, Sallehen Mukhyi and Ahmad Yunus Hairi.
Since Azmin had withdrawn his name almost as soon as it was announced, it was only Dr Wan Azizah in the running as far as PKR and DAP were concerned.
Because the clerics were opposed to Dr Wan Azizah’s candidacy, PAS had been dilly-dallying with its recommendations and saying that it was going to endorse Dr Wan Azizah and Azmin, but now Hadi has surprised everyone with his own plan.
By excluding Dr Wan Azizah and Azmin, he has thrown PKR into a frenzy of anger and disillusionment.
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/09/06/Major-clash-slowly-brewing-in-PAS/
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