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Rafizi accuses PAS of hypocrisy over Chinese inscription on foundation stone

today25 November 2025

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Haim Hilman Abdullah
Kedah executive council member Haim Hilman Abdullah (second from left) took part in the recent laying of the Kedah Rubber City project’s foundation stone, which had Chinese inscriptions. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA:

PKR’s Rafizi Ramli has accused PAS of hypocrisy after the party defended the use of Chinese characters on a foundation stone for a project in Kedah.

Accusing the Islamic party of selective outrage, the Pandan MP said the defence by the PAS-led Kedah government over the use of the Chinese characters was indicative of a long-standing practice of “when they do it, it’s fine, but when others do it, it’s wrong”.

“They will come up with a thousand reasons to justify their actions, (but) in other cases, they will become defenders of the (Malay) language,” he said in a Facebook post.

Rafizi then referred to a Facebook post PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari, who in February, had questioned the necessity of trilingual signage at a new public market in…

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Written by: FMT Reporters


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