The profile of PAS candidate for the Bahau seat which states that he was chairman of the tahfiz centre
SEREMBAN: PAS has clarified that its candidate for the Bahau seat is not a chairman of a tahfiz centre but a funder, says Negri Sembilan party chief Rafiei Mustapha.
He said there could have been a mistake when the profile of the 54-year-old candidate P.M. Kumar, who is state DHPP (PAS Supporters Congress) deputy chief, was prepared which stated that he was chairman of the centre.
"I am sure the mistake was not deliberate. We have, however, asked the party to correct this to prevent a misunderstanding," he said.
Rafiei, who is contesting the Pilah seat on the Perikatan Nasional ticket, said Kumar was actually funding an al-Quran tahfiz centre in Sabah.
He then apologised for the oversight and said the mistake was genuine and not meant to mislead voters.
"The candidate's profile should have been vetted by the war room first and then sent to be verified by the team in the information section before it was shared on any platform. This process was probably not followed," he said, adding that due to this, certain parties have begun attacking PAS and Perikatan.
Rafiei said even if Kumar was not a chairman of a tahfiz centre, he is qualified to be a PAS candidate.
Questions were raised when Kumar's election profile stated that he was among others a "pengerusi Pusat Tahfiz Al-Quran".
He was scheduled to meet reporters on Tuesday (Aug 1) to clarify this but the press conference was called off.
Kumar is in a straight fight against DAP incumbent Teo Kok Seong for the Bahau seat.
Apart from Kumar, PAS is also fielding two other DHPP members to contest in the state election this time around.
They are N Sathes Kumar who is vying for the Mambau seat and S. Ragu in Lukut.
