PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim today attempted to ease tensions between PAS and DAP by saying that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s repeated absence from Pakatan Rakyat’s leadership meetings is not a problem.

Speaking to reporters, he said that Pakatan will nonetheless give him “good notice” and choose a suitable date to ensure Hadi can attend the next meeting.

Asked if Hadi purposely fails to attend meetings to sabotage the coalition, Anwar said: "No, I don’t think it is appropriate to give a negative connotation to that.

"We will persuade him to attend the next meeting," he said at the Parliament lobby.

Playing peacemaker, Anwar, however, said that Hadi's attendence has been "regular" and that "communication is not a problem".

Anwar’s remarks contradicts that of DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who openly chided Hadi for not attending the meetings.

Lim said this means Pakatan cannot make any decisions as a coalition as any decision requires consensus.

He said Hadi has previously overturned PAS central committee decisions so any decision made by Hadi’s representatives at the meetings cannot be deemed final.

In response, PAS central committee member Nasruddin Hasan said that he is willing to "defend Hadi and the party's integrity".

Fissure in Pakatan deepened during the Selangor Menteri Besar crisis when Hadi refused to endorse PKR's sole candidate party president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Wan Azizah withdrew her nomination to replace Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, when the Selangor palace appointed PKR deputy president Azmin Ali instead.

Although the palace did not grant Wan Azizah her request for an audience, it was reported that Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah met with Hadi during the crisis.