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Bon Odori: PAS says it never defied sultan, accuses opposition of provocation

KUALA LUMPUR – After coming under heavy fire over its contentious comments on the Bon Odori festival, PAS has accused the opposition of fishing in troubled waters by pitting the Islamist party against Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Selangor PAS secretary Roslan Shahir Mohd Shahir said history has shown that PAS has been one to consistently defend and exalt the Malay rulers despite attempts by other quarters to undermine the royal institution in the past.

He also jumped to the defence of Datuk Idris Ahmad, saying that the comments by the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic affairs was not a personal opinion or in his capacity as PAS vice-president.

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