Nik Aziz unfazed by new Kelantan Umno

comments     Mohd Irfan Isa     Published     Updated

PAS is not afraid of the latest changes to Kelantan Umno, declared state Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat.

Speaking to reporters in Kota Baru this morning, Nik Aziz said the party is confident of the Kelantan people's support for PAS, which he believes is not monetary-based.

"Everyone knows that we are poor. In fact, people, realising how needy we are, actually give us money," said the PAS spiritual advisor when asked to comment on the major reshuffle within Umno as announced by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday.

Implying that the Kelantanese chose PAS for its Islamic slant, Nik Aziz argued that the change in the state Umno was merely external and about new faces, but not of mindset.

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