Amid accusations of stirring religious and racial unrest, Abdul Hadi Awang clarified that PAS' commitment to democratic principles has not changed since its inception more than seven decades ago.

Although suffering multiple electoral defeats and challenges in its struggle to establish a government based on the policies and principles of Islam, he said PAS still "chooses the pencil and hand that marks the ballot papers and a peaceful campaign which does not sacrifice the people."

Meanwhile, the PAS president, in an article published...