Citing raids on gay clubs and parties in the capital, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari also referenced similar events in Johor Bahru and Penang – where police reportedly found condoms, lubricants, and ketamine – and claimed that such incidents were not considered shameful.

“In fact, they are seen as normal,” he said in a Facebook post.

“But when it happens in Kelantan, it is disgraceful.”

The Pasir Mas MP’s comments come in response to a high-profile raid in Kelantan in June, during which more than 20 men were arrested at a bungalow in Kota Bharu, allegedly for attending a “gay party”.

Kelantan police chief Yusoff Mamat revealed today that more than 100 men in their 20s and 30s were present at the location.

Police also found hundreds of condoms and HIV medication at the bungalow.

He added that preliminary investigations indicated no sexual activity had taken place at the time of the raid, although preparations for such activity appeared to be under way.

In his statement, Fadhli congratulated the Kelantan police and called for increased efforts to eradicate what he described as a “deviant culture” in the state.

He also expressed hope that the Kelantan state government would be allowed to draft stricter laws on LGBTQ activities.

Fadhli noted that the Federal Court last year struck down 16 criminal provisions in Kelantan’s shariah enactment – including laws prohibiting men from dressing or posing as women in public – on the grounds that they violated the Federal Constitution.

The court held that the Kelantan state assembly does not have jurisdiction to legislate on criminal offences, which fall under federal law.

“Therefore, Kelantan must explore what legal avenues remain to introduce harsher laws that will align with the Federal Constitution,” Fadhli said.

PAS leaders have consistently called for stronger measures to curb LGBTQ activities, urging both the government and religious authorities to take proactive steps to prevent the spread of what they consider deviant values.