GE14 | PAS has forecasted that a tsunami will hit Malaysian shores on May 9, the polling day for the 14th general election.

According to its research centre director Mohd Zuhdi Marsuki, the tidal wave would not be dark blue or light blue, which are the colours of BN and PKR.

Based on research from the field, he believes it would be green - the Islamist party's official colour.

Pakatan Harapan candidates would be contesting the election under a common logo – PKR's eye symbol.

In a Harakah daily report, Zuhdi said PAS had used its machinery at the grassroots level nationwide to garner feedback from the ground from nomination day on April 28 until yesterday.

He said the survey found a significant shift among Muslim voters towards PAS and its Gagasan Sejahtera alliance.

The green tsunami, he added, might enable PAS to win a large portion of the 128 parliament seats it is contesting where Muslims form more than 70 percent of the electorate.

Apart from this, Zuhdi said the green tsunami would also provide PAS with the opportunity to win mixed seats contested by non-Muslim candidates from BN and Harapan.

PAS is contesting the most number of seats compared to other parties, including Umno. It is contesting a total of 547 parliament and state seats nationwide.

Calling the press for a grave visit is odd

In a separate development, Kelantan PAS Youth also weighed into Dr Mahathir Mohamad's intention to visit the grave of the party's former spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.

Mahathir was forced to call off the visit after Nik Aziz's son Nik Adli gathered with supporters outside the burial ground to prevent the former premier from entering.

Kelantan PAS Youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the former premier could visit the grave after the election and the wing was prepared to provide free accommodation for him.

He said while Islam encouraged visiting of graves, the situation is awkward when media personnel are informed to cover the visit.

“I am worried that after this, there would be a 'solat dhuha' (prayer) Mahathir and the press would be invited to cover it,” he added.

He also questioned Mahathir's decision to visit Nik Aziz's grave at this juncture, three years after the former Kelantan menteri besar's death.

Mahathir has denied there was a political agenda behind his decision to visit the grave of his once political foe.