PAS supporters wing chief N Balasubramaniam claims that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang told him that the Islamic party has no intention of cooperating with Umno.

This comes on the heels of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's speech to the Umno annual general meeting (AGM) last week, during which he offered an olive branch to PAS.

"I have confirmed with the president (that there will be no political cooperation with Umno)," Balasubramaniam told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

"That is just (Najib's) personal view. There was no political meeting between them. I have already asked the president on this," he said.

Balasubramaniam ( photo ) revealed that both Hadi Awang and Najib will attend an event organised by Rabiah Antarabangsa Alumni al-Azhar Malaysia at the Grand Seasons Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 17.

Najib will officiate at the event, while Hadi will give the keynote speech.

Balasubramaniam said the Rabiah Antarabangsa is a religious event and any interaction between the two leaders would be purely on a personal and religious basis.

"That's a religious event and PAS is a religious party. So it's not right for us to decline an invitation.

"But if he (Najib) wants to have a political discussion, we will listen. This is the difference."

'Not true it's to discuss political cooperation'

"The rakyat misunderstood that this is to discuss political cooperation, but that's not true," he said.

Balasubramaniam also said the PAS supporters wing does not support any political cooperation between PAS and Umno.

In his policy speech at the Umno AGM last Thursday, Najib expressed relief that PAS was no longer in the opposition coalition and invited the party to join Umno in building an ideal Malaysia.

However, earlier today, PAS Youth chief Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz had welcomed Najib’s offer.

“We accept the prime minister’s offer because previously anything that was proposed by the opposition was rejected wholesale by those in power.

“We welcome the urging for closer ties on condition that the cooperation is based on religious values as religion is a core part of Malaysian life.

“So we support what the government wants to implement as long as it is for the greater good,” he was reported as saying.