PM's aide challenges PAS leader over unfulfilled 2021 predictions

A political aide to the Prime Minister has publicly challenged PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang over predictions the Islamic party made in 2021 that failed to materialize, reminding the party leadership of a memorandum of understanding signed during Ismail Sabri Yaakob's tenure as Prime Minister.

Kamil Uzzan, a senior government figure, directed his criticism at Hadi's previous public statements, questioning the accuracy of the PAS leader's prognostications during that period. The remarks appear to be part of ongoing political tensions between the government and the opposition Islamist party.

The reference to the MOU suggests the government is invoking the terms of an agreement reached under the Ismail Sabri administration as context for the dispute. The nature of Hadi's specific 2021 statements was not detailed, though the reference to "Dajjal"—an Islamic eschatological figure—indicates the PAS leader had made religiously-framed political predictions.

The exchange reflects broader political friction in Malaysia's complicated coalition landscape, where government and opposition parties have navigated shifting alliances in recent years. The public rebuke underscores tensions that persist between the ruling coalition and PAS despite periods of cooperation.