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Bersatu's Dr Afif Bahardin has issued a pointed challenge to Umno, questioning whether the party's purported efforts to revive the Malay-Muslim coalition are genuine, and calling on Umno to make a definitive choice between its Pakatan Harapan allies and PAS.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has formally notified PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man of potential legal proceedings following allegedly damaging comments made beyond parliamentary grounds, signalling intensifying tensions between coalition partners.
Muhyiddin Yassin contends that PAS bears responsibility for dissolving Perikatan Nasional's political cooperation and should therefore be the party departing the coalition, not Bersatu.
Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin has rejected accusations that his party is interfering in electoral processes, contending that all political parties naturally seek victory in elections.
Perikatan Nasional tensions escalate as Wawasan president Hamzah Zainudin responds to Muhyiddin Yassin's criticism, emphasizing the crucial support from PAS and Umno that enabled his 2020 premiership.
PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has rejected claims by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin that Perikatan Nasional has become toxic under Islamic party leadership, instead attributing coalition challenges to Bersatu's conduct.