KOTA BARU, April 19 — PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat will campaign this Friday for Hulu Selangor candidate Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, who has been attacked for consuming alcohol in the past.
The Kelantan mentri besar’s poltiical secretary Wan Nik Wan Yusuff confirmed that Nik Aziz will return from a two-week trip to Mecca this Wednesday and will then campaign for Zaid, a fellow Kelantanese.
“Tok Guru is expected to campaign on April 23 to help the Pakatan Rakyat election machinery there.“He told me personally when contacted in Mecca that he wants to be with Pakatan Rakyat leaders to help the candidate Datuk Zaid Ibrahim,” said Wan Nik, referring to the honorific for the revered party spiritual chief.
Nik Aziz left last April 5 for Mecca to perform the umrah.
Asked about Nik Aziz’s reaction to the personal attacks against Zaid, Wan Nik said, “Tok Guru asks to be patient and that Pakatan must be ready to face their opponents politely”.
“His message is that Islam is stronger with debates, so we must defeat our opponent’s weapons with debate,” Wan Nik explained.
Zaid is the PKR candidate for the April 25 by-election for the seat which fell vacant when PKR MP Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad died last month.
He will face Barisan Nasional candidate, P. Kamalanathan and independent Johan Md Diah. Another independent V.S. Chandran, dropped out of the race today.
Zaid, the former de-facto minister and one-time Kota Bharu MP for Umno, has been attacked by his former party colleagues for drinking. He admitted to the act, which is a sin in Islam, but said he has repented.
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