Sanusi views BN-PN pact as a PAS-Umno affair, says Puad

PETALING JAYA : Sanusi Nor’s recent controversial remarks stem from his view of Perikatan Nasional’s electoral cooperation with Barisan Nasional as only a matter between PAS and Umno, says former Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi. Puad said Sanusi, the PN election director, was known for “speaking without thinking”. However, in asking why Sanusi kept making such controversial remarks, Puad said: “It is because Sanusi views the cooperation only from the perspective of Umno and PAS. For PAS, the unity of the ummah is the priority. MCA, MIC, MIPP and Gerakan are merely passengers.”

Puad said Sanusi’s remarks had hurt Umno, and he backed the call by Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for Sanusi, who is Kedah menteri besar, to focus on Kedah instead. “The problem is that in Kedah, Sanusi does not have much work to do. The state has no growth,” Puad said.

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