The Marang MP said Amanah was actively trying to penetrate PAS-held constituencies while claiming to be focusing its energy on battling Umno.
In an interview published in Utusan Malaysia today, he claimed that the splinter outfit had been formed in 2015 due to interference by “outside parties” and was supported by DAP to have PAS replaced in the Malaysian political scene.
He said Amanah’s plan to run in 27 parliamentary seats, most of which are held by PAS, would not succeed.
He said PAS had faced offshoots like Amanah before and they have all eventually been wiped out.
“Since the 1960s, we have faced the likes of Imam, Islah, Berjasa and Hamim that all became obscure over time.
“Many of their members returned to PAS,” he said, adding that Amanah should heed the fate of these parties as a historical lesson for itself.
Hadi also claimed that PAS, which plans to run in 130 parliamentary seats in GE14, needed to win at least 40 seats in the Dewan Rakyat to allow it to wield some influence in the formation of the federal government.
He also dismissed allegations that he was an extremist, including the claim that he had instigated the deadly clash at Memali village near Baling, Kedah, in 1985.
In October last year, PPBM chairman and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad had claimed that the “Amanat Hadi”, a speech delivered by Hadi in Kampung Banggol, Kuala Terengganu, on April 7, 1981, had contributed to the Memali incident, leading to 14 villagers and four police officers losing their lives.
Violence had erupted when the villagers tried to protect religious preacher and local PAS leader Ibrahim Mahmud, also known as Ibrahim Libya, from arrest under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for alleged deviant teachings.
PAS had then rejected the allegation made against Ibrahim, who was among those killed.
Mahathir had asked what right Hadi and PAS had to denounce (“mengkafirkan”) those who did not join their party as infidels.
Hadi’s speech had, among other things, questioned Muslims who joined Umno. He had said that anyone who died opposing the Umno government would be considered a martyr.
Hadi said his books on these issues had been probed by the Islamic authorities at the federal and state levels. The conclusion was that these were scholarly works that did not affect the stability or peace of the country.