I refer to the Malaysiakini report PAS VP tells why non-Malays ditched Pakatan .

PAS Vice-president Salahuddin Ayub was wrong to say that the non-Malays ditched Pakatan Rakyat. The sad truth is that the non-Malays ditched PAS.

It was a clear message to PAS that the honeymoon with the non-Malays is over. Before this, many non-Malays thought that PAS was a better alternative to BN and were willing to give PAS a chance to prove themselves during the March 8 general elections last year. But what they saw in PAS was simply contrary to expectations.

In Kedah, the new PAS government immediately introduced even more draconian discriminatory policies in housing thus proving itself not capable of being fair and just to the minority non- Malays.

Other rash policies like demolishing the pig abattoir and relocating it to another site caused a lot of unhappiness amongst the local Chinese population there.

In Selangor, PAS’ Hassan Ali calling for an alcohol ban in Muslim majority areas only further cast doubts on PAS long term agenda.

Instead of being a moderate Muslim force, PAS has now gradually surfaced as an intolerant Muslim Malay party incapable of governing with justice and fairness.

Left with either the choice of sleeping with the devil you know or sleeping with the devil you don’t know, the non-Malays opted for the corrupt former menteri besar of Negri Sembilan rather than giving Bagan Pinang to PAS.

PAS has a lot of soul searching to do in order to recapture the non-Malays support again. If PAS members like Hasan Ali continue to call for more stringent Islamic reforms, then it is unlikely it will garner any more support from the non-Malays.

And if the voting trend in Bagan Pinang is any indication, PAS can no longer rely on non-Malay voters to win in areas where the non-Malays will tilt the balance either for victory and defeat.