'Unacceptable' for foreign entities to tell S'poreans how to vote: MHA in response to Malaysia's PAS

The statements made by leaders of a Malaysian political party before Singapore’s May 3 General Election had “clear intent” to influence Singaporean voters, and that is unacceptable, said the Republic’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Oct 16.

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Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam said in a parliamentary statement on Oct 14 that politicians from PAS saw an opening during the 2025 General Election and urged Singaporeans to vote along racial and religious lines. PHOTO: MDDI

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In a statement, the ministry rebutted the position taken by Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) secretary general Takiyuddin Hassan on Oct 15, that the party was cast “as a convenient bogeyman to advance domestic political agendas in Singapore”.

MHA said that PAS had contradicted its earlier position, in April, with its Oct 15 statement. The ministry then referred to a statement made by the party on April 28, where it distanced itself from comments made by two of its leaders in relation to PAP and Workers’ Party politicians, ahead of Singapore’s May 3 General Election.

Earlier, on April 24, PAS national treasurer Iskandar Abdul Samad publicly expressed support for the WP’s Mr Faisal Manap.