PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has been challenged to come to the defence of his deputy, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, after the attack on him yesterday by Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi.

"An Umno propaganda operative using the PAS president to attack the PAS deputy president! When was there such a similar incident in the 66-year history of the party?" DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang asked.

Puad yesterday cited Hadi's arguments when condemning Tuan Ibrahim for saying that Malaysia's refusal to pursue the 1MDB case prompted foreign countries to investigate the scandal...