May 20, 2012
KUALA
LUMPUR, May 20 — Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has insisted he will not
run in the upcoming general election despite earlier reports that PAS
had convinced its president to defend his seats.In an interview with the Sunday Star published today, Abdul Hadi said he will withdraw after finding the best candidates to take over the Marang federal and Rhu Rendang state constituencies which he now holds.
Referring to PAS top brass, Abdul Hadi (picture) said, “If they do not like candidates I propose, I will go on looking. I am personally handling this task and will continue until they agree to let me go.”
He added it was time for him to slow down from politics and hoped the party and PR partners would appreciate his contributions as assemblyman the last 30 years.
“I am fatigued. As president, I also have to travel the length and breadth of the country. As an elected representative, I have to visit my kawasan (constituency), too,” he was quoted as saying by the English daily’s weekend edition.
“Because I have to be away from Terengganu on most days, I feel I have been neglecting my constituents. So it is best that others take over from me,” he added.
Despite suggestions to defend at least one of the seats, Abdul Hadi said he preferred to sit out of the polls altogether.
“I wish to be allowed to fully focus on party affairs,” he said, adding he would still remain as party president.
Abdul Hadi had said in January he did not want to contest in the next general election that must be called by May next year.
However, the party’s political bureau had rejected this suggestion on February 2.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim also called on the former Terengganu mentri besar to change his mind, saying that the latter is crucial to both PAS and Pakatan Rakyat (PR).
But Abdul Hadi then announced in March he is not a Terengganu mentri besar candidate for PAS and will not contest a state seat there in upcoming polls.
Umno had been quick to capitalise on Abdul Hadi’s announcement, calling it a sign of an internal crisis within the Islamic party.
"MCA GOMBAK YIP KUM FOOK ANTI BUDDHIST"
ReplyDeleteKEPADA SESIAPA YANG BERKENAAN
Teras Buddha Dhamma tidak ditujukan kepada penciptaan institusi politik yang baru dan mewujudkan perkiraan politik. Pada asasnya, ia bertujuan untuk mendekati masalah-masalah masyarakat dengan memulihkan individu yang membentuk masyarakat tersebut dan dengan mencadangkan beberapa prinsip am yang melalui mana masyarakat boleh dipandu ke arah kemanusiaan yang lebih besar, baik kebajikan ahli-ahlinya, dan perkongsian sumber yang lebih saksama.
Sebaliknya, mungkin Datuk Yip Kum Fook bapa punnya Buddha kerana dia boleh memainkan politik kotor di dalam Kuil Buddha (SANMAK SAMBODHI) di No: 19-21 Jalan 38 Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Jika Buddha hidup, Buddha akan menjerit kepada bapanya kerana pengetahuan yang sangat rendah ini. MENGAPA orang di bahawa Kuil Buddha adalah sangat bodoh untuk manusia yang digunakan oleh sesetengah pemimpin yang dipilih.
Walau bagaimanapun, ini tidak bermakna bahawa penganut agama Buddha tidak boleh atau tidak harus terlibat dalam proses politik, yang merupakan realiti sosial. Kehidupan anggota masyarakat yang dibentuk oleh undang-undang dan peraturan, pengaturan ekonomi yang dibenarkan di dalam sesebuah negara, pengaturan keinstitusian, yang dipengaruhi oleh perkiraan politik masyarakat itu. Namun begitu, jika seorang penganut Buddha ingin terlibat dalam politik, beliau (Datuk Yip Kum Fook, MCA Gombak) tidak harus menyalahgunakan agama untuk mendapatkan kuasa politik, tidak baik bagi orang-orang yang telah melepaskan kehidupan duniawi untuk memimpin tulen, kehidupan beragama terlibat secara aktif dalam politik.
BUDDHIST MAHA VIHARA
Brickfields, KL.
Translated from English