Don't make rash decisions, Khairy tells MCA

Speculation has been rife that the hudud controversy may rip apart Pakatan Rakyat. But similar fissures are appearing in BN as well.

In an attempt to contain a possible fallout, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has urged MCA not to make any rash decisions regarding this matter.

He was commenting on MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong's remark that the party should review its position in BN given that Umno is backing PAS' plan to implement hudud.

However, Khairy said Wee's statement was made based on assumptions since government had yet to make any decision.

"So I hope there is no ultimatum from any quarters based on assumptions regarding the Private Member's Bill (on hudud) to be tabled in Parliament.

"As for Umno, we have stated our stand that we accept hudud as the law prescribed by Allah but we are studying the question of implementation," he was quoted as saying by Bernama.

The youth and sports minister also requested MCA not to issue statements or make decisions that could sour ties between BN component parties.

On MCA Youth chief Chong Sin Woon's request to meet with Umno Youth over this matter, Khairy said he has asked Youth exco Dr Fathul Bari Mat Jahya to meet Chong.

"We want all component parties to understand each other and this issue (implementation of hudud) was raised by PAS and not the BN government," he said.

PAS' plan to implement hudud law in Kelantan has also drawn flak from its ally DAP, which argued that it goes against the Pakatan common policy framework.

-Malaysiakini-