PAS' 'leaders for life' shows lack of capable successors
PAS leaders usually remain until death - Takiyuddin
Coward: It's PAS' choice on the issue of the term of office for its leader. However, this does sound like monarchic behaviour.
In Perikatan Nasional, you only have PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang. In PAS, I can see only two other real leaders. The first is you, Takiyuddin Hassan, the party's secretary-general.
However, while we see some signs of intelligence, you don't have any track record.
The other is Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, whose only claim to leadership is that he is better than the rest. That is not a credit to him because the quality of the rest is frankly not up to scratch.
Even then, he has nothing to show for in Terengganu. This is a red flag because he has been there for a long time.
However, the most crucial issue here is Hadi. Is there only one able to stand up to Bersatu? Not even you, Takiyuddin, can do it?
Although I am expecting and looking forward to a big ignominious fight between PAS and Bersatu when Hadi relinquishes his post, unlike some PAS leaders, I don't wish for anything bad to happen to him.
That time will come and hopefully result in a better Malaysia. I don't care if it is at the expense of PAS or Bersatu. They are both expendable.
Doc: I guess, Takiyuddin's statement is to ensure 'incompetence' carries on unhindered in PAS. It is also to ensure the younger generation of leaders with new ideas and experiences don't rise to overthrow these dinosaurs.
PAS' modus operandi of blaming non-Malays and DAP for all the Malays' misfortune is being championed by the geriatric guards in PAS for aeons. But it is still effectively hoodwinking the Malay population.
So, I guess, there is no reason to change the leadership.
VioletOrca0545: The party that always claims that others are communists appears to be acting worse than communists.
Whomever you choose as president is still human. Humans make mistakes, humans change, and there will always be someone better.
By insisting a leader must be there until he or she dies, you are deifying whoever you choose as a leader.
You are claiming that the person is perfect until the day he/she passed on. As a Muslim, you should know that the concept of perfection is only applicable to God and God alone.
A Muslim can contribute to Islam regardless of whether he/she is president of the party or not.
MerdekaMerdekaMerdeka: According to the Malaysiakini report, 'Takiyuddin cited previous PAS leaders - including former president Fadzil Noor and former spiritual adviser Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat - as examples of those who remained in office until their deaths.
'So, in Islam, as long as we are able, we continue to struggle for Islam.'
Takiyuddin, you are 100 percent correct. Ergo, one does not need to be affiliated with any political body to propagate Islam. One can even do it on one's deathbed.
So, what is PAS trying to spin? Ahmad Dusuki Abdul Rani, an independent preacher who graduated from Al-Azhar University in the field of syariah and law, went further to label those challenging the clerical leadership as 'devils among humans and genies'.
Hang on, Dusuki, isn't everyone at PAS the one and the same? This is a man-made criterion stemming from selfishness and greed.
DontGetMeWrong: Well, it is not a surprise that PAS leaders, as well as their hardcore supporters, stick to the party for life. We hardly heard of any PAS leaders or supporters jumping ship.
What are the reasons? It is because PAS has the exclusive rights to heaven for those who vote and support the party? How gullible can one be?
Annonimous 4500: Yes, PAS leaders remain united until death. Is it because of their statutory declaration to the party before being selected as a candidate for the general election?
Something is seriously wrong with all political parties which practice such a policy. This should be made illegal in today's modern world.
HoyoHoyo: Hello Takiyuddin, this is exactly what was wrong with PAS. Your outdated leaders and religious teachings can usually remain until death.
But the world has changed. The change is more rapid now. With bilateral trade realignment, shifts in geopolitics and advances in artificial intelligence, you are still inside a cave.
Without reforms in leadership and doctrinal rules, death awaits PAS.
Turnedback: What sort of silly reasons to allow someone who cannot contribute to hold on to power and position until he dies?
This indicates that PAS cannot find a suitable candidate for the party; they are not willing to progress and direct the party.
How are they going to run the country with such a mindset?
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