PAS distances itself from Hadi's son-in-law's racist post, warns of action
The party stressed that the remarks on Facebook, made by Sungai Buloh PAS division chief Zaharuddin Muhammad, who is also the son-in-law of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, do not represent its official position.
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