The relationship between the two largest Malay-based parties, PAS and Umno, will remain the same despite a leadership change, PAS acting president Abdul Hadi Awang said.

He said even during Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's tenure, ties between both parties were normal.

"We support what's good and reject what's negative," he was quoted by national news agency, Bernama as saying after a ceramah at the party headquarters in Rantau Panjang, Kelantan, last night.

"The relationship between PAS and Umno will be the same when Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi takes over the helm of the country and Umno," he added.