Frustrated by Nasharudin Mat Isa’s statement opposing collaboration between PAS and DAP, PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today allegedly showed the door to the former deputy president.

It is better for Nasharuddin to leave PAS rather than to create problems for the party, Bernama quoted Nik Aziz as saying today.

According to the national news agency report, the Kelantan menteri besar would not be surprised if Nasharuddin left the party.

“No need to be surprised... if (Mohd) Asri (Muda), who had been PAS president for years can join Umno, Nasharuddin could do the same,” Nik Aziz is quoted as saying.

nasharuddin mat isa pas muktamar in kota bharu According to Utusan Malaysia , TV3's Buletin Utama last night aired a media interview with Nasharuddin in Mecca, in which he demanded that PAS withdraws from Pakatan Rakyat because DAP has rejected the proposal to implement hudud in Malaysia.

Utusan also published a photograph on its front page showing Nasharuddin with Najib in Mecca, where the premier had met several religious scholars from Saudi Arabia during an extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation being held there.

In a related development, PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar said Nasharuddin should have the courage to face the syura council, the party's highest authority, if he has a different view on the relationship between PAS and DAP in Pakatan Rakyat.

"If he has a different view from the syura council, he needs to be brave enough to debate with the other council members.

"The question is whether he is afraid to debate with them. Does he lack the knowledge to face (the other members) in the meeting," the Pokok Sena MP told Malaysiakini .

Earlier, Kelantan PAS Youth had suggested that Nasharuddin resign as Bachok MP .

"If he is no longer interested to be with PAS, it would be appropriate for him to resign as MP instead of continuing to betray the mandate given to him by the people of Bachok,” said state PAS Youth secretary Mohd Nuri Mat Yaacob.

Responding in a statement published by Harakahdaily , Mohd Nuri said Nasharuddin has been repeating the arguments used by Umno leaders, despite the fact that it was the federal government that had stopped the Kelantan government from implementing hudud.

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