SHAH ALAM: Former Selangor PAS Commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamed Ali expressed shock at the drastic action taken by the PAS Central Committee to sack him with immediate effect.
Hasan, who is also Selangor state executive councillor for Islamic Affairs, Infrastructure and Basic Amenities said he was sad that his struggles for religion were repaid in such a manner.
“I will refer the matter (sacking) to my friends and seek opinion from religious scholars to decide my next course of action. I will then call for a press conference to explain the situation,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
Hasan, who is also state assemblyman for Gombak Setia, had been critical of PAS’ leadership particularly on the welfare state concept espoused by the party which he said deviated from its original struggle of championing
Islam.
Shah Alam member of parliament Khalid Abdul Samad in welcoming the decision by PAS said personally he felt it was a good decision for the future of the party.
PAS deputy Youth chief Dr Raja Ahmad Al-Hiss said the central PAS Youth fully supports and abides by the decision made by the PAS Central Committee to sack Hasan following his actions.
“We believe it was the right decision and hope everyone will respect that decision. We also hope Hasan will accept the decision with an open heart but he can make an appeal to the Syura PAS Council,” he said.
He added that the movement proposed Dr Abd Rani Osman to replace Hasan in the Selangor Exco.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng believes PAS had made the decision in the best interest of the parties.
“Relationship between PAS and DAP is normal and healthy and will continue to be so,” he said after the 2012 DAP Conference here yesterday.
DAP chairman Karpal Singh said it was an internal affair of PAS while DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang did not want to make a comment.
Meanwhile, Selangor Menteri Besar’s Political Secretary Faekah Husin in a short service message said all state executive council members were elected based on their respective party.
“Datuk Hasan himself can resign as he will not represent the ruling party in power. His replacement will be submitted to Tuanku Sultan Selangor this Wednesday,” he said. — Bernama