SG BESAR POLLS PAS has sought to shed its negative image among Chinese voters in Sungai Besar by giving out pamphlets written in Chinese defending accusations leveled against the party.

The pamphlets, sighted at a breaking fast do with the non-Muslim community yesterday, denied that PAS was responsible for the death of the previous opposition pact, Pakatan Rakyat.

The Islamist party also denied that it plans to form a unity government with Umno.

PAS made significant inroads with non-Muslim voters when it teamed up with DAP and PKR under Pakatan Rakyat in the 2008 general election.

However, now that it is no longer in the opposition pact, things appear to have gone back to square one for PAS, especially after the hudud issue returned to the spotlight, and due to its friendliness with Umno.

The pamphlet contained two essays explaining both the Pakatan and Umno issues.

In the Pakatan essay, PAS detailed how it had saved Selangor from Umno's clutches during the 2014 menteri besar crisis.

It said it had done so by working with then menteri besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to maintain the government.

It also said that PAS had respected the spirit of Pakatan, by maintaining that whoever Khalid's successor was should not be from the Islamist party.

No trust since betrayal in Kelantan

PAS also blamed the whole fiasco on an internal power struggle in PKR, adding that DAP was also responsible for plotting the 'Kajang Move' that the preceded the crisis.

In the essay on Umno, PAS said it had not trusted the ruling Malay party for a long time after being betrayed in Kelantan.

"The late Nik Aziz Nik Mat has said that PAS would not be bitten by the same snake twice.

"Umno is currently facing an internal power struggle and PAS is trying to push Umno to implement policies that will benefit the people," the pamphlet states.

However it says, PAS enemies took this opportunity to spread lies about the formation of a unity government between the two parties.

The event yesterday was attended mostly by the local Chinese community, and some Indian residents.

Prior to the breaking of fast, PAS, with the help of its non-Muslim supporters wing, delivered speeches in Chinese and Malay, and entertained the crowd with Chinese songs being sung.

There was also a lucky draw, and local SPM and STPM top scorers were given financial aid by the party.