JOHOR BAHRU: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is confident that voters in Pulai will not be influenced by the “political fatwa” (edict) saying that it is “haram” or sinful to vote for Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidate Suhaizan Kayat in the parliamentary by-election on Sept 9.
The Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman believed that Bangsa Johor are more mature and will not be easily fooled by the fatwa issued by Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during a ceramah at Dataran Utama Kempas here last night.
“I want to ask that person, which Quranic verse, hadith, qiyas or ijma (consensus of scholars) is he referring to? When he was part of the PH 1.0 government, everything was halal, but when they are not aligned with him, he issues a fatwa.
“In my opinion, Bangsa Johor are different from voters in the three states where they are in power. The people of Johor need stability and want elected representatives who can fight for their plight,” he told a press conference after attending a programme at PPR Kempas Permai, Johor Bahru here today.
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