Tee Yong: PAS the real power behind Pakatan, not Anwar

PETALING JAYA: The statement by DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be the prime minister if Pakatan Rakyat forms the next government is only a ploy, said MCA young professionals bureau chief Datuk Chua Tee Yong.

He said Anwar could not be the prime minister as facts had proven that PAS was the real leader in Pakatan and PKR did not have the final say on any issue.

“The most obvious example is when PAS insisted on implementing hudud law even though it is not listed in Pakatan's Buku Jingga or Orange Book,” Chua said yesterday.

“PAS is implementing Islamic policies in Kelantan and the other states under Pakatan, ignoring the common policy in Buku Jingga. This shows that Anwar cannot stop PAS.

“On the implementation of hudud, instead of agreeing and following the Buku Jingga, Anwar opted to follow PAS' stance.”

He said that even if Anwar became the prime minister, the real power would be held by PAS and Anwar would be unable to stop the implementation of hudud law and PAS' goal of setting up an Islamic state.

“Although Pakatan had earlier agreed to Anwar as its candidate for prime minister, when PAS claimed that its president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang was more suitable to hold that position, Pakatan members no longer bring the subject up,'' he added.