PKR will play the "mediator" to solve the current row between DAP and PAS over the actions of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang in the current controversy over hudud law implemenation in Kelantan.

PKR Secretary-General Rafizi Ramli ( left ) said today PKR will be meeting DAP and PAS separately over the next two or three days. This after DAP insisted on cutting ties with Hadi while maintaining ties with PAS.

PAS has responded by ciriticising DAP as being "childish" for its move but Rafizi said the three parties must move towards "reconciliation".

Rafizi also agreed with PKR Deputy President Azmin Ali who said that Hadi must be allowed to explain his part before any decisions are made.

Rafizi said that PKR will issue a statement on the matter after meeting both PKR and DAP separately, and that it will also "try" to talk to Hadi on the matter.

"There were plenty of disagreements before.

"When we came up with the joint manifesto and the alternative budget, there was plenty of shouting and walking out as well but we always managed to come up with a joint manifesto and an alternative budget," Rafizi said.

"Pakatan is like a tripod. We cannot survive without a leg on the tripod," he added.

Relations frayed

Relations between DAP and PAS have become increasingly frayed following PAS-ruled Kelantan’s decision to table amendments to the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment 1993 to pave the way for the eventual implementation of hudud in Kelantan.

The amendments were tabled at the Kelantan state assembly on March 19 and unanimously passed by the 44 assemblypersons present, including the 12 from Umno.

PAS will now seek to amend the Federal Constitution in Parliament in order to finally be able to put hudud into practice in Kelantan.

DAP - as well as BN component parties MCA and Gerakan - have said they will stringently oppose any move by PAS to implement hudud, either locally or nationally.

DAP has also said that PAS risked cooperation within Pakatan if it continued to pursue the implementation of hudud.