GEORGE TOWN: DAP should not "overreact" over the recent Umno-PAS dialogues between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and PAS deputy Nasharudin Mat Isa.
Umno supreme council member Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said DAP should not be overly suspicious as Umno had not abandoned its multi racial stance.
"The meeting was more on Islamic and Malay issues. Maybe we should have brought along an MCA representative to attend the dialogues," he joked.
He added that the party would never abandon its stance as it had proven to be effective in uniting people of all races in Malaysia.
Shahrir was speaking to reporters Tuesday after launching a consumers guidebook for school clubs at the Kompleks Tabung Haji in Bayan Lepas here.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who is also Penang Chief Minister, had said that he was interested to know what was discussed during the dialogues with PAS leaders.
Abdullah had said on Sunday that he met “very high level” PAS leaders three times and their talks had advanced to another stage.
On another matter, Shahrir said he would not be contesting the vice-president’s post in the Umno polls this December.
Several key Umno leaders who had experessed interest included Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and incumbent Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.
Umno supreme council member Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad said DAP should not be overly suspicious as Umno had not abandoned its multi racial stance.
"The meeting was more on Islamic and Malay issues. Maybe we should have brought along an MCA representative to attend the dialogues," he joked.
He added that the party would never abandon its stance as it had proven to be effective in uniting people of all races in Malaysia.
Shahrir was speaking to reporters Tuesday after launching a consumers guidebook for school clubs at the Kompleks Tabung Haji in Bayan Lepas here.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng, who is also Penang Chief Minister, had said that he was interested to know what was discussed during the dialogues with PAS leaders.
Abdullah had said on Sunday that he met “very high level” PAS leaders three times and their talks had advanced to another stage.
On another matter, Shahrir said he would not be contesting the vice-president’s post in the Umno polls this December.
Several key Umno leaders who had experessed interest included Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal and incumbent Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.
