PAS to fight in non-Malay majority areas a candidate in the Sungei By JOHARI ISMAIL Besi parliamentary seat again, Datuk Asri re- KU AL A LUMPUR plied :"We will only decide ,Sun. - PAS will field after making a careful study candidates even in non- of the constituency and the Malay majority constituten- voters like we did in 1978." eies in the coming general Yesterday, MCA presi- election, its president dent Datuk ,Datuk Asri Muda said announced that the Bari- today san's candidate for the seat In the 1978 election, Pas would be Mr Kee Yong fielded several candidates Wee. in ueh areas and it led to claiming SUPPORT this was proof that Pas had formed an electoral pact with DAP Datuk Asri said PAS had The Barisan claimed that not decided on the number Pas planned to split the of candidates to field in the Malay votes which would election and neither had it otherwise have gone to the chosen the constituencies it Barisan candidate. would contest in. The then-Barisan chief and former Prime Minister He said that while PAS Tun even would concentrate on win- blamed this for Barisan ning as many seats as possi- candidate S. Subrama- ble particular attention niam's defeat in the would be given to Kcdah, Damansara parliamentary and Treriftganu. constituency to V.David of "We believe we have the DAP. strong support in these States," he said. D a t u k Asri, however, said the question He also refused theories of PAS forming an elector- that the party only got sup- al pact with the DAP this port from its hardcore sup- time "does not arise at all." porters, "We get support "We have not even from everywhere," he said. thought about a proposed Datuk Asri said PAS pact with the DAP and the candidates would he chosen Partai Social is Rakyat not on the basis of their age (PSRM)," he but on the support they said. have of the people in a Asked if PAS would field particular area