
PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the party had taken its time to engage with Umno to convince them that straight fights were the way to go.
“We took a long time to talk to Umno, and our engagements with them have been positive. But in the end, they want to contest all seats. We’re disappointed that our attempt at unity ahead of the Melaka polls did not go our way.
“But this is in no way an indicator of what might happen in the future,” he said at a press conference today while attending the party’s muktamar (general assembly) here.
Umno had announced earlier today that Barisan Nasional (BN) would be contesting on its own in the Melaka election.
Tuan Ibrahim also said it was hypocritical of Pakatan Harapan to take in former BN members when they claimed to be against politicians who had changed their allegiances.
“These are the same people who were eager to push for anti-hopping laws. This goes to show that they do not practise what they preach,” he said.
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