KOTA BARU: Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will not attend a Pas unity gathering in Kelantan on Friday because Umno has a programme in Melaka on the same day.
Pas secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan said the event, expected to draw more than 100,000 people, would also mark 36 years of Pas administration in Kelantan.
"Kelantan Umno liaison deputy chairman Tan Sri Mohamad Fatmi Che Salleh informed us last Friday that Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi could not attend because Umno had a major programme in Melaka on the same day," he said.
He said the organisers had initially planned a joint event with Umno, with Zahid scheduled to speak alongside Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang at a stadium.
