Perikatan Nasional secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan has rejected Bersatu’s claim that PAS was responsible for the coalition’s deregistration, saying Bersatu was excluded from a July 16 supreme council meeting because of unresolved internal disputes.

Responding to Bersatu secretary-general Azmin Ali, Takiyuddin said PN had followed its established practice of temporarily excluding component parties with unresolved internal disputes from coalition meetings.

He cited the case of the Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) in January, when the party was...

He cited the case of the Malaysian Indian People’s Party (MIPP) in January, when the party was asked to settle disputes over its leadership before being readmitted to PN meetings.