Labelling Pas 'prostitute': Ku Li's job should be to advise, not provoke squabbles

ALOR SETAR: The task entrusted to Gua Musang Member of Parliament Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah as the Chairman of the UMNO Advisory Board should be used for the purpose of advising the party members.

It is especially for the process of empowering and strengthening Muafakat Nasional (MN), said Central Pas Election Director Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.

He said the actions of Tengku Razaleigh or Ku Li, who labelled Pas as a 'prostitute' would only provoke hostility and encourage hatred.

According to him, as an older leader, Ku Li should not have uttered such words and PAS considered it to be a personal opinion and did not represent UMNO's stand.

"Astagfirullahalazim. Old people in their 80s should not speak such language. Pas does not know prostitutes. Those who know prostitutes are the ones who usually subscribe to prostitutes.

"I think he does not represent UMNO. He should be advising UMNO, not to provoke squabbles. As UMNO Advisor, he should advise on how MN can be strengthened, brotherhood can be nurtured.

"If he triggers things that can encourage hostility and hatred, I don't think he deserves to be an advisor," Muhammad Sanusi said.

He also described Ku Li as having a personal agenda when issuing such a statement, which was to build a new narrative in gaining support to run for the post of UMNO president.

"I think Ku Li wants to run for UMNO president. He wants to build a new narrative among some (UMNO members) who want to support him to become president," he said when met by the media after the 'The Puppet Master-Trilogy' film launch at Dewan Seri Mentaloon, here, last night.

Last Sunday, Pas secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan stated that his party could not make any comment on Ku Li's statement.

This is because, he said, Pas members do not understand what the term "prostitute" is as labelled by the UMNO veteran leader.

PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, on the other hand, described Ku Li's action as very inappropriate.

He said any criticism should use the right channels as MN meetings were still being held every two weeks.