Hadi seeks audience with Perak sultan, no date set yet
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang is seeking an audience with Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah.
However, a source close to the palace informed Malaysiakini that no date has been set yet.Yesterday, Hadi sent a letter to the palace...
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang is seeking an audience with Perak ruler Sultan Nazrin Shah.
However, a source close to the palace informed Malaysiakini that no date has been set yet.
Yesterday, Hadi sent a letter to the palace seeking an audience with Sultan Nazrin. The letter sighted by Malaysiakini stated his intention to inform the ruler of “the political situation involving PAS”.
This came after Perak PAS assemblypersons failed to show up for their scheduled audience with Sultan Nazrin on Tuesday amidst political uncertainty over the new menteri besar candidate.
Quoting a source close to the party leadership, news website The Vibes said Hadi intends to “seek forgiveness” from the sultan over the snub.
PAS previously explained that it decided to “postpone” its Dec 8 audience because its national leadership was undecided on its support for Umno’s Kota Tampan assemblyperson Saarani Mohamad as the new Perak menteri besar.
It denied allegations that the no-show had been an act of disrespect (derhaka) against the monarchy.
After Bersatu deputy president Ahmad Faizal Azumu was ousted as menteri besar last week, PAS initially ordered its Perak chapter not to take part in forming the new state government.
The party's position, however, changed after Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi apologised to Bersatu and PAS over Faizal's removal.
This paved the way for Saarani to be sworn in as menteri besar yesterday.
The Perak menteri besar's swearing-in ceremony is the third to be held since the 2018 general election, a record Sultan Nazrin said reflected a failure in leadership.
The first batch of state executive councillors was also sworn in yesterday - comprising four Umno representatives and one Bersatu lawmaker.
While PAS is not on the exco yet, it has an agreement with Umno and Bersatu on the allocation of state government positions.
The Perak Constitution allows the state government to have up to 10 exco members.
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