Tuan Ibrahim said PAS and Umno had formed Muafakat Nasional in 2019 as they felt that there was a threat to the future of Malay Muslims, “and we gathered to oppose that”.

“It would be good to read what we had agreed on (in the MN charter) again,” he said according to Berita Harian.

Yesterday, Zahid had described PAS as “two-faced” and dismissed the possibility of working with the Islamic party again at the next general election as partners in MN.

He said Umno did not want to be friends with parties that did not have a consistent stand in its actions but wanted partners that were loyal in both word and action.

But Tuan Ibrahim said the situation differed according to different areas and states, pointing out that the Umno chapter in Selangor seemed to be going against the party’s president.

Last week, Selangor Umno chief Noh Omar said the two parties had decided to cooperate in Selangor through MN, with the Islamic party said to be snubbing Perikatan Nasional (PN) in the state.

Umno and PAS leaders have been at odds for a year over the future of the MN alliance, formed to challenge Pakatan Harapan, which was then in power. Zahid and PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang later disagreed about whether to accept Bersatu into the alliance.

Zahid has often spoken against reviving the alliance, while PAS leaders have tried to keep MN alive. PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan recently said MN was the best formula to unite the Muslim ummah.

Separately, Umno’s veterans’ club urged the leadership to officially terminate its pact with PAS, accusing the Islamic party of being “arrogant” and ditching Umno for the Bersatu-led PN.

Malaysiakini quoted its secretary, Mustapha Yaakub, as saying there was a need to put an end to the question marks over the still ongoing pact, adding that ending it would protect PAS from the perception of being “divorce-crazy”.