PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu has denied any truth to the SMS being circulated, which claims he condoned the proselytisation of Malays to Christianity.

NONE“I never said that. I never said anything (like that). The SMS is a lie. My stand follows that of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and PAS spiritual adviser Nik Aziz Nik Mat in 2010.

“Nothing has changed. There is no new opinion and so all of that (in the SMS) is not right,” he said when contacted by Malaysiakini yesterday.

Seeing as how he has no expertise in the field of religion, Mohamad (right), better known as Mat Sabu, said he was only following the views of those more knowledgeable on the matter, especially that of the two top PAS leaders.

Mohamad was asked to comment on the SMS received by Malaysiakini reporters which linked a report on the news portal with the alleged statement by the former over the ‘Allah’ issue.

The SMS reads, “Malaysiakini - Mat Sabu agrees that the term 'Allah' be used in the Bible and is for the proselytisation of Christianity to the Malays”.

The text message was sent together with the link to an article on Malaysiakini pertaining to the views of a bishop on Mohamad’s stand.

He added that he feels the SMS aims to play on the emotions of the Malays, in order to secure their votes in the coming general election.

In January 2010, PAS resolved that Christians cannot be forbidden from using the word ‘Allah’, but reminded all parties not to misuse the term to confuse, or as a cheap political stunt to garner support from the rakyat.

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