Representatives from the offices of both PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and PKR deputy president Azmin Ali have denied that Hadi had offered Azmin the post of Selangor menteri besar.

Hadi's political secretary Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar said the report was "libellous" and sought an apology from The Malaysian Insider , which had reported on the matter.

A representative from Azmin’s office also denied that Azmin was offered the post of Selangor menteri besar.

“We can confirm that the news is not true,” the representative told Malaysiakini .

Online news portal The Malaysian Insider reported today that Hadi told the PAS central committee meeting yesterday that he had offered the menteri besar post to Azmin.

Azmin was offered the post in order to form a PAS-Umno unity government in Selangor, with the inclusion of current Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim as well.

Hadi is reported to have confirmed the offer when Sepang MP Hanipa Maidin asked him about it. However, he added, Azmin turned down his offer.

Hanipa, when contacted this afternoon, declined to comment on the matter.

Hadi's aide wants portal to apologise

Meanwhile, Hadi's political secretary also said the report by The Malaysian Insider had "malicious intent".

"I was there when Azmin visited Hadi recently, and the discussion revolved around Azmin saying thank you to Hadi for proposing his name as MB in the Aug 17 meeting...

"(Azmin) also asked for advice on how to strengthen Pakatan Rakyat in general," Ahmad Samsuri said in a statement.

"The issue of a unity government with Umno, as claimed, did not arise at all."

Meanwhile, PAS central committee member Nasruddin Hasan ( on the left ) snidely suggested that the monthly central committee meetings take place in the middle of Dataran Merdeka.

"Invite all print, electronic and new media, not just The Malaysian Insider , so that they can provide live coverage, since there is no more privacy.

"Then, no one will painstakingly feed information out and we need not question who is the one leaking the information.

"After all, we are in an era of open skies, so why the need for closed meetings?" Nasruddin sarcastically asked on Facebook.

Selangor crisis today

11.50am: Fearing snap polls, DAP reveals that it discussed the possibility of a Pakatan break up in an emergency meeting last night,

2.39pm: Selangor sultan has an audience with Khalid,

3.33pm: PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s office denies that he had offered PKR deputy president Azmin Ali the MB post if Azmin backs a PAS-Umno unity government.

4.42pm: Palace accepts Khalid resignation as MB, pending appointment of a replacement. The ruler also asks for more than two MB nominees each from each Pakatan party.

5.57pm: Selangor PAS says sultan’s decree for multiple candidates in in line with Abdul Hadi’s view.  

10.29pm: PKR and DAP say they will only submit Wan Azizah’s name as in 2013, the palace sought four names and was given only one.