Muhyiddin reaffirms Bersatu-PAS ties, says party to consider Perikatan proposals
KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has reaffirmed Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s commitment to maintaining good relations with PAS, saying proposals from the Islamist party to strengthen Perikatan Nasional (PN) will be considered by the party’s top leadership.
The Bersatu president said he had received a letter from PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan dated June 6 regarding relations between the two parties and proposals aimed at reinforcing the Opposition coalition.
“I have received a letter from the PAS secretary-general dated June 6, 2026, regarding the relationship between Bersatu and PAS as well as proposals to strengthen PN.
“I will give due attention to these proposals and bring the matter to the Bersatu supreme council meeting for deliberation,” he said in a statement last night. Muhyiddin did not elaborate on the proposals contained in the letter.
The exchange comes after PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said that the party was reviewing its cooperation with Bersatu. Speaking on June 5, he said PAS’ ulama council had deliberated on the matter and left it to the party’s central committee to determine the appropriate course of action.
Abdul Hadi said the issue would be discussed at a meeting today alongside other party matters.
“InsyaAllah, we will discuss everything on Monday,” he reportedly said in Marang.
Meanwhile, PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden said in a Facebook post that the letter was a response to correspondence previously sent by Muhyiddin.
According to Afnan, Bersatu’s letter dated May 25 was itself a response to the earlier press conference by Abdul Hadi on relations between PAS and Bersatu.
“As there were matters that PAS needed to clarify further and in greater detail, PAS replied to the letter. PAS’ letter was only eight pages long (compared with the 13-page letter we received).
“The difference is that PAS did not issue a media statement simply to announce that it had received and replied to a letter,” he said.
