PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang dismissed talk of defections to Parti Amanah Rakyat (Amanah) saying the breakaway party would eventually "kneel" before his party.

He was commenting on Amanah's claims that over a thousand PAS supporters had signed up for their party, according to Umno-owned Utusan Online today.

"Such news can easily be plucked (from thin air), what more in the world of cyberspace where news comes quickly that is not based on reality," Utusan quoted him saying at an event in Kota Bharu last night.

"We are confident our members in all branches and regions continue to be consistent (in their support for PAS).

"In fact, other parties depend on us, just wait, one day Amanah will kneel before us," said Hadi.

Hadi was at Stadium Sultan Muhammad IV for the event 'Rakyat Kelantan Menyokong Rang Undang-Undang Akta 355' (Kelantanese support amendments to Act 355), which concerns the PAS president's Private Member's Bill to amend the law to enable Kelantan to implement hudud.

Amanah was formed after PAS' progressive leaders quit the party after the watershed muktamar last year that saw the latter completely wiped out from the Islamist party's top leadership in a controversial party election.