KOTA BARU: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and party spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat have quashed speculation that they discussed the issue of a unity government with Umno with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Abdul Hadi said he and Nik Aziz attended a banquet hosted by Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Terengganu in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 24.
He dismissed speculation that the Malay unity matter was discussed with the King.
“Right after the meeting, I left for England to launch a PAS supporters club in Manchester.
“And that is all there is to it,” he said at a press conference at JKR 10, the official residence of the Kelantan Mentri Besar here yesterday.
PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustapa Ali was present.
In a statement read out at the press conference, Nik Aziz said on Dec 20, former prime minister Tun Abdullah Badawi had visited him at the Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital in Kubang Kerian and extended an invitation on behalf of the King to attend the royal dinner.
“Abdullah said Tuanku Mizan had asked for Datuk Seri Hadi Awang and me to attend the dinner at the palace.
“It would be unethical and impolite for me to tell what transpired during the conversation I had with Tuanku Mizan,” the Kelantan Mentri Besar said.
Nik Aziz appealed to the media to stop making their own assumptions or statements about the meeting to safeguard the honour and good name of the palace.
Source : http://thestar.com.my/
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