ON Sept 28, PAS mouthpiece Harakah Daily reported Penang PAS secretary Iszuree Ibrahim of saying that the fate of Malays living on the island was akin to the plight of the Palestinians.

He said Penang only has three parliamentary seats, out of 13, representing Malay-Muslim majority which are Kepala Batas, Tasek Gelugor and Balik Pulau.

The PAS leader also claimed that there were moves to take away lands belonging to the Malays in Penang, using the Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.

“And the DAP’s agenda to bring back local council election is part of its plan to control cities, which is crucial to have dominance on national politics,” Iszuree alleged.

However, netizens were unimpressed with the PAS leader’s reasoning and ridiculed Iszuree’s bizarre statement. Most of them were Malays residing in Penang or had lived there.

(Yes, you’re right. Everyday, we take Ayam Milani and throw it at the Jews).

It is to note that Nasi Briyani Ayam Milani is a popular food in Penang.

User Danial Afiq stated:

(Every house here gets a free pig. I think this guy is jealous of it).

Other netizens criticised Iszuree for targeting Penang just because it is governed by the DAP and urged the PAS leader to resolve issues plaguing Kelantan instead.

(You can’t even take care of Kelantan properly. Once in power, you can come up with various excuses not to work but have all the time to target Penang. What are you going to do when you get Penang? You won’t work but go all out to plunder and destroy things.)

Malays are fine in Penang

User Fiq Chomel added that he had stayed in Penang for the last 17 years and had experienced the state being led by Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan.

(I’m a Johorean and had lived here since the administration of Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon. Comparing BN and Pakatan’s rule is like comparing the sky and earth. Only bootlickers from other states would believe falsehoods from so-called religious leaders)

One netizen even pointed that he learned Hokkien after living and staying in Penang for several years.

(If given a choice, I would choose Penang as home. I used to study and work there and I don’t see Malays getting discriminated whatsoever. The speakers at the mosques there work very well and I even learned Hokkien. What’s the issue here again?) – Oct 2, 2021

https://focusmalaysia.my/penang-discriminates-malays-penangites-turn-the-tables-on-pas-leader/