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Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has alleged that Perikatan Nasional has effectively shut out his party from meaningful influence, dismissing the proposed Umno alliance as failing to deliver genuine Malay-Muslim unity.
Former Umno politician Puad Zarkashi has questioned the sincerity of Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional's much-vaunted commitment to Malay-Muslim unity, suggesting their shifting stances on the Melaka state election reflect self-interest rather than principle.
PAS vice president Ahmad Fadhli Shaari has pushed back against perceptions that the party's emphasis on Malay unity is divisive, urging non-Muslim voters to evaluate the party directly rather than relying on opposition criticism.