PAS Central Information Department said the party had never issued such a directive or statement to its members.
PETALING JAYA: PAS has denied a fake statement circulating on social media claiming that the party had instructed its members to support and vote for Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN), MCA and MIC candidates in the Negeri Sembilan state election.
In a brief statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, PAS Central Information Department said the party had never issued such a directive or statement to its members.
“PAS denies the fake post that is currently circulating on social media,” it said.
The fabricated media statement, dated July 22 and falsely attributed to PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, went viral despite PAS and BN having reached an electoral understanding for the Negeri Sembilan state election.
Previously, PAS vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah confirmed that the understanding between Perikatan Nasional (PN) and BN for the Negeri Sembilan polls was aimed at wresting control of the state from Pakatan Harapan (PH).
He said the arrangement was designed to maximise the opposition’s chances of defeating PH, which currently governs Negeri Sembilan.
Mohd Amar stressed that the cooperation between the two coalitions in Negeri Sembilan was solely an electoral understanding and did not constitute a formal political alliance.
On July 16, PN announced that it would contest 11 state seats in the Negeri Sembilan election, which will be held on Aug 1.
The announcement was made by PN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar during the coalition’s candidate announcement ceremony at Kompas Kampung Ismail in Seremban.
Ahmad Samsuri said that of the 11 seats, five would be contested by PAS, four by Parti Wawasan Rakyat (Wawasan), one by Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), and one by the Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP).
Earlier, PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the coalition had completed its seat allocation by contesting constituencies not being contested by BN, which is fielding candidates in only 25 of the 36 state seats.
