Azalina calls Hadi's 'dajjal' remark on CSA excessive

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said has described Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang's comparison of the Confidence and Supply Agreement (CSA) to 'Dajjal' as excessive.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) said the Marang member of parliament could have used other words to express his disagreement without resorting to a term that could invite extreme interpretations.

"If he calls it Dajjal, I think he should explain why. I cannot comment because I am not a religious expert. If I disagree with something, there are many other words I can use, but I would not go as far as using extreme terms.

"I looked up the definition of Dajjal, which refers to a sign that appears before the Day of Judgment. Does he know when the Day of Judgment will come?" she said after delivering the keynote address at the Asia Insolvency Reform Forum 2026 today.

Hadi was previously reported to have described the signing of the CSA as a "Dajjal approach", claiming that it amounted to a betrayal of trust.

He said countries around the world accepted the principle that all national revenue belonged to the people, regardless of how it was obtained.

Last week, the Federal Government signed CSAs with six MPs representing Bersatu, Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman of the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), and six independent MPs.

Under the agreements, the 13 MPs pledged to support the Madani government's administration until the end of the current parliamentary term, including in key votes related to the 2027 Budget.

Asked whether the MPs who signed the agreements would receive an annual allocation of RM3 million, similar to government MPs, Azalina said she had been informed that they would.

"I do not know the details. I was only a witness. But I was informed that it was supposedly the same as the allocation for government MPs. That is what I was told, but the discussions were held among them," she said.