KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia. 20 July 2025 — Parti Amanah Negara (AMANAH) has launched a scathing attack on PAS, branding it a “slogan-driven private limited company” that prioritizes political stunts over governance, particularly in Kelantan, where it has ruled for decades.
In a hard-hitting media statement, AMANAH Vice President, Dato’ Wira Mahfuz Omar accused PAS of being fixated on ousting Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, describing it as their “primary religious obligation” while neglecting pressing issues like drug abuse, poverty, and moral decay in Kelantan.
“While Kelantan’s people grapple with rampant drug issues, smuggling, and now a shocking gay party raided by police, PAS leaders are busy orchestrating street protests and TikTok propaganda,” Mahfuz said. He questioned PAS’s “Islamic state” narrative, pointing to the state’s struggles with drug trafficking from Tumpat to Tanah Merah, cross-border smuggling, and recent reports of immoral activities.
Mahfuz criticized PAS’s governance as “more about sermons than policies, more about prayers than action.” He accused the party of failing to deliver social policies, create jobs, or offer solutions, instead thriving on “emotional rhetoric” while Kelantan remains underdeveloped.
” PAS is a party of slogans, not solutions,” Mahfuz charged, questioning their credibility to lecture the nation on leadership when they “cannot even manage their own state.”
Calling for an “Islam of compassion, not gimmicks,” AMANAH urged PAS to focus on clean governance, comprehensive social policies, and education that fosters morality and character. “Enough with the politics of hate and hypocrisy,” Mahfuz said, challenging PAS’s qualifications to lead the nation when it struggles to govern Kelantan effectively.
The statement comes amid heightened political tensions, with PAS intensifying its campaign against the federal government led by Anwar Ibrahim. AMANAH’s remarks signal a deepening rift within Malaysia’s opposition landscape as parties vie for public support ahead of future elections.