Monday October 22, 2007
KOTA BARU: Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat is stepping up the anti-smoking rhetoric, describing smokers as "similar to certain animals which have no brains to think rationally."
He said that although smokers knew the habit was bad for health, they continued to allow themselves to be addicted, “so they do not use their brains.”
“People who do not want to think are like animals,” he said when launching an anti-smoking campaign at KB Mall.
“People who do not want to think are like animals,” he said when launching an anti-smoking campaign at KB Mall.
Nik Aziz, a non-smoker, reminded that alcohol consumption and gambling were not allowed in Islam as it could corrupt those involved.
Similarly, he said smoking was discouraged as it could corrupt smokers to not think of their health.
The PAS spiritual adviser had in the past suggested that smokers should not be fielded as PAS candidates in the next general election.
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