Incompetency nothing to do with racism, PAS leader told

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PETALING JAYA: Idris Ahmad’s cry of racism over criticism that he is an incompetent minister is uncalled for, DAP chairman Lim Guan Eng said.

Lim pointed out that Idris’ poor rating was first suggested by academic Agus Yusoff, who branded all PAS ministers as incompetent. He said he was merely supporting Agus’ claim.

Idris, the religious affairs minister, recently accused Lim of trying to “fan the flame of racism” and widening the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims.

This was after Lim said Idris “tops the list of incompetent PAS ministers”, claiming he brought no value to his job “apart from threatening national unity and disrupting religious harmony”.

“Is Idris trying to distract attention from his incompetence by using the racial and religious bogey, preying on people’s fears to hide their incompetence?

“I wonder why he isn’t saying anything about Agus. Idris is not a sacred cow … as a minister, he is subject to criticism,” he told FMT.

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